boinc/doc/client_unix.php

<?php
require_once("docutil.php");
page_head("The BOINC command-line client");
echo "
<h2>Components</h2>
<p>
The BOINC client software can be run in a command-line
(non-graphical) environment.
This involves two programs:
<ul>
<li> The <b>core client</b> (boinc_client),
a non-interactive program intended to be run as a background or daemon process.
<li> A <b>command tool</b> (boinc_cmd) that provides
an interactive command-line interface to a running core client.
</ul>
Instructions for installing these programs,
and for automatic startup of the core client, are
<a href=bare_core.php>here</a>.
<h2>The core client (boinc_client)</h2>
<p>
<h3>command-line options</h3>
";
list_start();
list_item("<nobr>-attach_project URL account_key</nobr>",
    "Attach this computer to a new project."
);
list_item("-show_projects",
    "Print a list of projects to which this computer is attached."
);

list_item("-detach_project URL",
    "Detach this computer from a project."
);

list_item("-reset_project URL",
    "Clear pending work for a project.
    Use this if there is a problem that is preventing
    your computer from working."
);

list_item("-update_prefs URL",
    "Contact a project's server to obtain new preferences.
    This will also report completed results
    and get new work if needed."
);

list_item("-return_results_immediately",
    "Contact scheduler as soon as any result done."
);
list_item("-run_cpu_benchmarks",
    "Run CPU benchmarks.
    Do this if you have modified your computer's hardware."
);
list_item("-check_all_logins",
    "If 'run if user active' preference is off,
    check for input activity on all current logins;
    default is to check only local mouse/keyboard"
);
list_item("-exit_when_idle",
    "Get, process and report work, then exit."
);
list_item("-allow_remote_gui_rpc",
    "Allow GUI RPCs from remote hosts"
);
list_item("-help",
    "Show client options."
);

list_item("-version",
    "Show client version."
);
list_end();
echo "
<p>
The core client has the following optional environment variables:
";
list_start();
list_item("HTTP_PROXY", "URL of HTTP proxy");
list_item("HTTP_USER_NAME", "User name for proxy authentication");
list_item("HTTP_USER_PASSWD", "Password for proxy authentication");
list_item("SOCKS4_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 4 server");
list_item("SOCKS5_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 5 server");
list_item("SOCKS5_USER", "User name for SOCKS authentication");
list_item("SOCKS5_PASSWD", "Password for SOCKS authentication");
list_end();
echo "
<h2>The command tool (boinc_cmd)</h2>
<p>
The command-line interface program has the following interface:
<pre>
boinc_cmd [--host hostname] [--passwd passwd] command
</pre>
The commands are as follows:
";
list_start();
list_item("--get_state", "show client state");
list_item("--get_results", "show results");
list_item("--get_file_transfers", "show file transfers");
list_item("--get_project_status", "show status of all projects");
list_item("--get_disk_usage", "Show disk usage by project");
list_item("--result URL result_name
     <br>{suspend | resume | abort | graphics_window | graphics_fullscreen}
     <br>{--window_station ws} {--desktop dt} {--display dp}
     ",
     "Do operation on a result, identified by the project master URL
     and the result name.
     <ul>
     <li> suspend: temporarily stop work on result
     <li> resume: allow work on result
     <li> abort: permanently stop work on result
     <li> graphics_window: open graphics in a window.
     The optional desktop/window_station (Windows) or display (X11)
     arguments specify the display.
     <li> graphics_fullscreen: open graphics fullscreen
     </ul>
     "
);
list_item("--project URL
    <br>{reset | detach | update | suspend | resume | nomorework | allowmorework}
    ",
    "Do operation on a project, identified by its master URL.
    <ul>
    <li>reset: delete current work and get more;
    <li>detach: delete current work and don't get more;
    <li>update: contact scheduling server;
    <li>suspend: stop work for project;
    <li>result: resume work for projrect;
    <li>nomorework: finish current work but don't get more;
    <li>allowmorework: undo nomorework
    </ul>
    "
);
list_item("--project_attach URL auth","Attach to an account");
list_item("--file_transfer URL filename
        {retry | abort}
        ",
    "Do operation on a file transfer"
);
list_item("--get_run_mode","Get current run mode");
list_item("--set_run_mode {always | auto | never}",
    "Set run mode.
    <br>always: do work (network + CPU) always
    <br>auto: do work only when allowed by preferences
    <br>never: don't do work (same as suspending all projects)
    "
);
list_item("--get_network_mode","Get current network mode");
list_item("--set_network_mode {always | auto | never}",
    "Set network mode
    <br> Like set_run_mode but applies only to network transfers
    "
);
list_item("--get_proxy_settings", "Get proxy settings");
list_item(
    "--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)"
);
list_item("--get_messages seqno",
    "show messages with sequence numbers beyond the given seqno"
);
list_item("--get_host_info", "Show host info");
list_item("--acct_mgr_rpc URL name password",
    "Instruct core client to contact an account manager server."
);
list_item("--run_benchmarks", "Run CPU benchmarks");
list_item("--get_screensaver_mode", "");
list_item(
    "--set_screensaver_mode on|off blank_time
    <br>{--desktop desktop}
    <br>{--window_station window_station}
    <br>{--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.
    "
);
list_item("--quit", "");
list_end();
page_tail();
?>