- The command-line options for ./boinc are intended for debugging.
- The recommended command-line interface is a separate program,'boinccmd'.
- Run boinccmd in the same directory as ./boinc.
- Usage: ./boinc [options]
- --abort_jobs_on_exit when client exits, abort and report jobs
- --allow_remote_gui_rpc allow remote GUI RPC connections
- --allow_multiple_clients allow >1 instances per host
- --attach_project <URL> <key> attach to a project
- --check_all_logins for idle detection, check remote logins too
- --daemon run as daemon (Unix)
- --detach detach from console (Windows)
- --detach_project <URL> detach from a project
- --dir <path> use given dir as BOINC home
- --exit_after_app_start N exit N seconds after an app starts
- --exit_after_finish exit right after finishing a job
- --exit_before_start exit right before starting a job
- --exit_before_upload exit right before starting an upload
- --exit_when_idle exit when there are no results
- --file_xfer_giveup_period N give up on file xfers after N sec
- --gui_rpc_port <port> port for GUI RPCs
- --help show options
- --launched_by_manager client was launched by Manager
- --master_fetch_interval N limiting period of master retry
- --master_fetch_period N reload master URL after N RPC failures
- --master_fetch_retry_cap N exponential backoff limit
- --no_gui_rpc don't allow GUI RPC, don't make socket
- --no_priority_change run apps at same priority as client
- --pers_giveup N giveup time for persistent file xfer
- --pers_retry_delay_max N max for file xfer exponential backoff
- --pers_retry_delay_min N min for file xfer exponential backoff
- --redirectio redirect stdout and stderr to log files
- --reset_project <URL> reset (clear) a project
- --retry_cap N exponential backoff limit
- --run_cpu_benchmarks run the CPU benchmarks
- --run_by_updater set by updater
- --saver client was launched by screensaver
- --sched_retry_delay_max N max for RPC exponential backoff
- --sched_retry_delay_min N min for RPC exponential backoff
- --show_projects show attached projects
- --skip_cpu_benchmarks don't run CPU benchmarks
- --start_delay X delay starting apps for X secs
- --unsigned_apps_ok allow unsigned apps (for testing)
- --update_prefs <URL> contact a project to update preferences
- --version show version info
