-iconic, –iconic

@opindex –iconic Start Emacs in an iconified state.

-nbi, –no-bitmap-icon

@opindex -nbi @opindex –no-bitmap-icon Disable the use of the Emacs icon.

Most window managers allow you to iconify (or ``minimize'') an Emacs frame, hiding it from sight. Some window managers replace iconified windows with tiny icons, while others remove them entirely from sight. The -iconic option tells Emacs to begin running in an iconified state, rather than showing a frame right away. The text frame doesn't appear until you deiconify (or ``un-minimize'') it. By default, Emacs uses an icon containing the Emacs logo. On desktop environments such as Gnome, this icon is also displayed in other contexts, e.g., when switching into an Emacs frame. The -nbi or --no-bitmap-icon option tells Emacs to let the window manager choose what sort of icon to use—usually just a small rectangle containing the frame's title.