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NAME

       boinccmd - command line interface to the BOINC core client

SYNOPSIS

       boinccmd [--host hostname[:port]] [--passwd passwd] {command}
       boinccmd [-hV]

       Notice  that  the  order  of  the  options is important. The --host and
       --passwd options must precede any command.

DESCRIPTION

       The BOINC command tool (boinccmd) provides a command line interface  to
       a running BOINC core client (boinc(1)).

OPTIONS

       --host hostname[:port]
              Connect to the host hostname.  The default host is localhost.

       --passwd passwd
              Use  passwd  as  password for RPC authentication. If the current
              working directory contains  a  file  gui_rpc_auth.cfg,  boinccmd
              will read the password from this file.

       -h, --help
              Show a help message and all commands.

       -V, --version
              Show the version of the program.

COMMANDS

   ACCOUNT QUERY AND ATTACH
       --lookup_account URL email passwd
              Look up account and print account key.

       --create_account URL email passwd name
              Create  account with the given email address, password, and user
              name.

       --project_attach URL account_key
              Attach to an account.

       --join_acct_mgr URL name passwd
              Attach to an account manager (or do RPC if already attached).

       --quit_acct_mgr
              Detach from the current account manager.

   STATE QUERIES
       --get_state
              Show complete client state.

       --get_results
              Show all results.

       --get_simple_gui_info
              Show status of projects and active results.

       --get_file_transfers
              Show all current file transfers.

       --get_project_status
              Show status of all projects.

       --get_disk_usage
              Show disk usage of all projects.

       --get_proxy_settings
              Get proxy settings.

       --get_messages seqno
              Show messages with sequence numbers beyond seqno.

       --get_host_info
              Show system information about the host where the BOINC client is
              running.

   CONTROL OPERATIONS
       --result  URL result_name {suspend | resume | abort | graphics_window |
       graphics_fullscreen} [ --desktop dt | --window_station ws  |  --display
       dp ]
              Do operation on a result.

              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.

       --project  URL {reset | detach | update | suspend | resume | nomorework
       | allowmorework | detach_when_done}
              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.

              resume Resume work for project.

              nomorework
                     Finish current work but don't get more.

              allowmorework
                     Undo nomorework.

              detach_when_done
                     Detach project.

       --file_transfer URL filename {retry | abort}
              Do operation on a file transfer.

       --set_run_mode {always | auto | never} [duration]
              Set run mode.

              always Do CPU work always.

              auto   Do work only when allowed by preferences.

              never  Don't do work.

       If duration is zero or absent, this mode is permanent. Otherwise, after
       duration seconds elapse, revert to last permanent mode.

       --set_network_mode {always | auto | never} [duration]
              Set network mode. Like --set_run_mode  but  applies  to  network
              transfers only.

       --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 mandantory.

       --run_benchmarks
              Run CPU benchmarks.

       --set_screensaver_mode   {on   |  off}  blank_time  [  --desktop  dt  |
       --window_station ws | --display dp ]
              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.

       --read_global_prefs_override
              Tell the core client to read the global_prefs_override.xml  file
              and incorporate any global preferences indicated there.

       --quit Tell the core client to quit.

       --read_cc_config
              Reread the configuration file (cc_config.xml).

       --set_debts URL1 STD1 LTD1 [URL2 STD2 LTD2 ...]
              Set  the  short-  and  long-term  debts of one or more projects.
              Note, if you adjust the debts of a single project, the debts  of
              other  projects  are changed. So if you want to set the debts of
              multiple projects, do it in a single command.

       --get_project_config URL
              Fetch configuration at project located at URL.

       --get_project_config_poll

       --network_available

       --get_cc_status

SEE ALSO

       boinc(1), boincmgr(1)

       <http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Boinccmd_tool>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2007-2008 University of California.

       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify  this  document
       under  the  terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
       any later version published by the Free Software  Foundation;  with  no
       Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.

                                11 January 2008                    boinccmd(1)