The BOINC command tool (boinc_cmd)
provides a command-line interface to a running BOINC core client.
boinc_cmd has the following interface:
boinc_cmd [--host hostname] [--passwd passwd] command
The options and commands are as follows:
";
list_start();
list_item("--help, -h", "help (show commands)");
list_item("--version, -V", "show version");
list_item("--host hostname[:port]", "The host to connect to
(default: localhost)");
list_item("--password", "The password for RPC authentication
(default: boinc_cmd will look for a file 'gui_rpc_auth.cfg'
and use the password it contains)"
);
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
{suspend | resume | abort | graphics_window | graphics_fullscreen}
{--window_station ws} {--desktop dt} {--display dp}
",
"Do operation on a result, identified by the project master URL
and the result name.
- suspend: temporarily stop work on result
- resume: allow work on result
- abort: permanently stop work on result
- graphics_window: open graphics in a window.
The optional desktop/window_station (Windows) or display (X11)
arguments specify the display.
- graphics_fullscreen: open graphics fullscreen
"
);
list_item("--project URL
{reset | detach | update | suspend | resume | nomorework | allowmorework}
",
"Do operation on a project, identified by its master URL.
- reset: delete current work and get more;
- detach: delete current work and don't get more;
- update: contact scheduling server;
- suspend: stop work for project;
- result: resume work for projrect;
- nomorework: finish current work but don't get more;
- allowmorework: undo nomorework
"
);
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.
always: do work (network + CPU) always
auto: do work only when allowed by preferences
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
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
{--desktop desktop}
{--window_station window_station}
{--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("--read_global_prefs_override",
"Tell the core client to read the global_prefs_override.xml
file, and incorporate any global preferences indicated there.
"
);
list_item("--quit", "");
list_end();
page_tail();
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