The core client has command-line options that provide minimal control (e.g. the ability attach and detach projects).

More detailed control, and the ability to interact with a running client, is provided by the BOINC command tool.

Command-line options

"; list_start(); list_item("-help", "Show client options." ); list_item("-version", "Show client version." ); list_item("-attach_project URL account_key", "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("-gui_rpc_port N", "Specify port for GUI RPCs" ); list_item("-allow_remote_gui_rpc", "Allow GUI RPCs from remote hosts" ); list_item("-dir abs_path", "Use the given directory as BOINC home" ); list_item("-detach", "Detach from console (Windows only)" ); list_item("-no_gui_rpc", "Don't allow GUI RPCs." ); list_end(); echo "

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 "

Command-line options for debugging

"; list_start(); list_item(" -exit_when_idle ", " Exit when we're not working on anything and a scheduling server gives a 'no work' return." ); list_item(" -no_time_test", " Don't run performance benchmarks; used fixed numbers instead." ); list_item(" -exit_after N", " Exit after about N seconds" ); list_item(" -giveup_after N", " Give up on file transfers after N seconds (default is 2 weeks)" ); list_item(" -limit_transfer_rate N", " Limit total network traffic to N bytes/sec." ); list_item(" -min", " Put client in the background after starting up" ); list_end(); page_tail(); ?>