Command Line Parameters

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Introduction

The ownCloud Client can be executed with various command line parameters.

owncloud [options]

Command line parameters supported by owncloud include the following:

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
`-h, --help`	Displays help on commandline options.
`-v, --version`	Displays version information.
`-s, --showsettings`	Show the settings dialog while starting.
`-q, --quit`	Quit the running instance.
`--logfile <filename>`	Write log to file (use - to write to stdout).
`--logflush`	Flush the log file after every write.
`--logdebug`	Output debug-level messages in the log.
`--language <language>`	Override UI language.
`--list-languages`	List available languages.
`--confdir <dirname>`	Use the given configuration folder.
`--debug`	Enable debug mode.

-h, --help

Displays help on commandline options.

-v, --version

Displays version information.

-s, --showsettings

Show the settings dialog while starting.

-q, --quit

Quit the running instance.

--logfile <filename>

Write log to file (use - to write to stdout).

--logflush

Flush the log file after every write.

--logdebug

Output debug-level messages in the log.

--language <language>

Override UI language.

--list-languages

List available languages.

--confdir <dirname>

Use the given configuration folder.

--debug

Enable debug mode.