boinc/packages/solaris/CSW/boincclient/boinc_cmd.1

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.TH boinc_cmd 1  "29 December 2007"  "BOINC 5.10"  "User Manuals"

.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B boinc_cmd  
boinc_cmd [--host hostname] [--passwd passwd] --command
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.B boinc_cmd
issues a command to the running BOINC client core, which should already be running as
a background daemon.   See
.BR boinc_client (1)
for more information about the core client.


.SH COMMAND OPTIONS

These command-line commands for 
.B boinc_cmd
can be used to control the running core client.

.SS  Core Client Connection 
Controlling the connection to the core client:

.TP
.B  --host hostname[:port]
The host to connect to (default: localhost) .

.TP
.B  --passwd
The password for RPC authentication (default: 
.B boinc_cmd 
will look
for a file named
.I gui_rpc_auth.cfg 
in the current directory and use the password it contains).


.SS  Account Query and Attach 
Query or control account information for the core client:

.TP
.B --lookup_account URL email password
Look up account and print account key. 
[New in 5.8.16]

.TP
.B --create_account URL email password name
Create account with the given email address, password, and user name.

.TP
.B --project_attach URL auth
Attach the core client to the project associated with the URL,
using the authentication token (account key)

.TP
.B  --join_acct_mgr URL name password
Attach to an account manager (or do RPC if already attached). 
[ New in 5.10]

.TP
.B --quit_acct_mgr
Detach from the current account manager. 
[New in 5.10] 


.SS State Queries
Querying the core client for information about its current running state:

.TP
.B --get_state
Show complete client state 

.TP
.B --get_results
Show results 

.TP
.B --get_simple_gui_info
Show projects and active results 

.TP 
.B --get_file_transfers
Show file transfers 

.TP
.B --get_project_status
Show status of all projects 

.TP
.B --get_disk_usage
Show disk usage by project 

.TP 
.B --get_proxy_settings
Get proxy settings 

.TP
.B --get_messages seqno
Show messages with sequence numbers beyond the given seqno 

.TP
.B --get_host_info
Show host info 

.TP
.B --get_screensaver_mode
Return the current screensaver mode (is it active or not?)

.TP
.B --version, -V
Show core client software version.



.SS Control Operations
Controlling the core client:

.TP 8
.TP 
.B --result URL result_name operation 
Perform an operation on a Result, identified by the project master URL and
the Result name.  
Operations:
.IP
.I suspend 
- temporarily stop work on the Result
.IP
.I resume
- allow work on result
.IP
.I abort: permanently stop work on result
.IP
.I graphics_window
- open graphics in a window. The optional
desktop/window_station (Windows) or display (X11) arguments specify
the display.
.IP 
.I graphics_fullscreen
- open graphics fullscreen 

.TP
.B --project URL operation
 Do operation on a project, identified by its master
URL. Operations:

.IP 
.I  reset
- delete current work and get more;
.IP
.I  detach
- delete current work and don't get more;
.IP
.I  update
- contact scheduling server;
.IP
.I  suspend
- stop work for project;
.IP
.I  result
- resume work for project;
.IP
.I  nomorework
- finish current work but don't get more;
.IP
.I  allowmorework
- undo nomorework
.IP
.I  detach_when_done
- detach project 


.TP
.B  --set_proxy_settings http_server_name http_server_port \
http_user_name http_user_passwd socks_server_name socks_server_port \
socks_version socks5_user_name socks5_user_passwd
Set proxy settings (all fields are mandatory) 

.TP
.B --run_benchmarks
Run CPU benchmarks 

.TP
.B --set_screensaver_mode on|off blank_time [ --display display ]
Tell the core client to start or stop doing fullscreen graphics,
and going to black after blank_time seconds. The optional arguments
specify which desktop/windows_station (Windows) or display (X11) to
use. 

.TP
.B --read_global_prefs_override
Tell the core client to read the global_prefs_override.xml file,
and incorporate any global preferences indicated there. 

.TP
.B --quit
Tell the core client to quit 

.TP
.B --read_cc_config
Reread the configuration file (cc_config.xml) 

.TP
.B   --set_debts URL1 STD1 LTD1 [ URL2 STD2 LTD2 ... ]
Set the short- and long-term debts of one or more projects. Note:
if you adjust the debts of a single project, the debts of other
projects are changed. So if you want to set the debts of multiple
projects, do it in a single command. 
[New in 5.10.11]

.SS Miscellaneous 
.TP
.B --help, -h
Show options and commands


.SH SEE ALSO
.BR boinc (1),
.BR boinc_client (1),
.BR boincmgr (1).

.SH VERSION
.de VL

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Revision Number: 5.10.21-18 
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Release Date: 29 Dec 2007 

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