Command Line Parameters

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Introduction

The Desktop App can be executed with various command line parameters to support special usage.

Use the appropriate command depending on where you installed it. The following example uses Windows:

'C:\Program Files\ownCloud\ownCloud.exe' [options] [arguments]

The following command line parameters are supported by the Desktop App:

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
Options
`-h, --help`	Displays help on commandline options.
`-v, --version`	Displays version information.
`-s, --show`	Start the mai window visible, or if is already running, bring it to the front. By default, the client launches in the background.
`-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.
`--debug`	Enable debug mode.
`--cmd`	Forward all arguments to the command client. This argument must be the first.
Arguments
`vfs file`	Virtual filesystem file to be opened (optional)

Options

-h, --help

Displays help on commandline options.

-v, --version

Displays version information.

-s, --show

Start the mai window visible, or if is already running, bring it to the front. By default, the client launches in the background.

-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.

--debug

Enable debug mode.

--cmd

Forward all arguments to the command client. This argument must be the first.

Arguments

vfs file

Virtual filesystem file to be opened (optional)