NAME

       cgminer - multi-threaded multi-pool GPU, FPGA and CPU bitcoin miner.

SYNOPSIS

       cgminer [-DdGEgIKklmpPQqsTouvwOchnV]

DESCRIPTION

       multi-threaded  multi-pool  GPU, FPGA and CPU bitcoin miner.  Built with bflsc GPU bitforce icarus avalon
       modminer scrypt mining support.

OPTIONS

   Options for both config file and command line:
       --api-allow <arg>
              Allow API access only to the given list of [G:]IP[/Prefix] addresses[/subnets]

       --api-description <arg>
              Description placed in the API status header, default: cgminer version

       --api-groups <arg>
              API one letter groups G:cmd:cmd[,P:cmd:*...] defining the cmds a groups can use

       --api-listen
              Enable API, default: disabled

       --api-network
              Allow API (if enabled) to listen on/for any address, default: only 127.0.0.1

       --api-port <arg>
              Port number of miner API (default: 4028)

       --balance
              Change multipool strategy from failover to even share balance

       --benchmark
              Run cgminer in benchmark mode - produces no shares

       --bfl-range
              Use nonce range on bitforce devices if supported

       --compact
              Use compact display without per device statistics

       --debug|-D
              Enable debug output

       --device|-d <arg>
              Select device to use, (Use repeat -d for multiple devices, default: all)

       --disable-gpu|-G
              Disable GPU mining even if suitable devices exist

       --disable-rejecting
              Automatically disable pools that continually reject shares

       --expiry|-E <arg>
              Upper bound on how many seconds after getting work we consider a share  from  it  stale  (default:
              120)

       --failover-only
              Don't leak work to backup pools when primary pool is lagging

       --fix-protocol
              Do not redirect to a different getwork protocol (eg. stratum)

       --gpu-dyninterval <arg>
              Set the refresh interval in ms for GPUs using dynamic intensity (default: 7)

       --gpu-platform <arg>
              Select OpenCL platform ID to use for GPU mining (default: -1)

       --gpu-threads|-g <arg>
              Number of threads per GPU (1 - 10) (default: -1)

       --lookup-gap <arg>
              Set GPU lookup gap for scrypt mining, comma separated

       --intensity|-I <arg>
              Intensity of GPU scanning (d or -10 -> 20, default: d to maintain desktop interactivity)

       --hotplug <arg>
              Seconds between hotplug checks (0 means never check)

       --kernel-path|-K <arg>
              Specify a path to where bitstream and kernel files are (default: "/usr/lib/cgminer")

       --kernel|-k <arg>
              Override sha256 kernel to use (diablo, poclbm, phatk or diakgcn) - one value or comma separated

       --load-balance
              Change multipool strategy from failover to efficiency based balance

       --log|-l <arg>
              Interval in seconds between log output (default: 5)

       --lowmem
              Minimise caching of shares for low memory applications

       --monitor|-m <arg>
              Use custom pipe cmd for output messages

       --net-delay
              Impose small delays in networking to not overload slow routers

       --no-restart
              Do not attempt to restart GPUs that hang

       --no-submit-stale
              Don't submit shares if they are detected as stale

       --pass|-p <arg>
              Password for bitcoin JSON-RPC server

       --per-device-stats
              Force verbose mode and output per-device statistics

       --protocol-dump|-P
              Verbose dump of protocol-level activities

       --queue|-Q <arg>
              Minimum number of work items to have queued (0+) (default: 1)

       --quiet|-q
              Disable logging output, display status and errors

       --real-quiet
              Disable all output

       --remove-disabled
              Remove disabled devices entirely, as if they didn't exist

       --rotate <arg>
              Change multipool strategy from failover to regularly rotate at N minutes (default: 0)

       --round-robin
              Change multipool strategy from failover to round robin on failure

       --scan-time|-s <arg>
              Upper bound on time spent scanning current work, in seconds (default: -1)

       --sched-start <arg>
              Set a time of day in HH:MM to start mining (a once off without a stop time)

       --sched-stop <arg>
              Set a time of day in HH:MM to stop mining (will quit without a start time)

       --scrypt
              Use the scrypt algorithm for mining (litecoin only)

       --shaders <arg>
              GPU shaders per card for tuning scrypt, comma separated

       --sharelog <arg>
              Append share log to file

       --shares <arg>
              Quit after mining N shares (default: unlimited)

       --socks-proxy <arg>
              Set socks4 proxy (host:port)

       --syslog
              Use system log for output messages (default: standard error)

       --temp-cutoff <arg>
              Temperature  where  a  device  will  be  automatically disabled, one value or comma separated list
              (default: 95)

       --text-only|-T
              Disable ncurses formatted screen output

       --thread-concurrency <arg>
              Set GPU thread concurrency for scrypt mining, comma separated

       --url|-o <arg>
              URL for bitcoin JSON-RPC server

       --user|-u <arg>
              Username for bitcoin JSON-RPC server

       --usb <arg>
              USB device selection

       --vectors|-v <arg>
              Override detected optimal vector (1, 2 or 4) - one value or comma separated list

       --verbose
              Log verbose output to stderr as well as status output

       --worksize|-w <arg>
              Override detected optimal worksize - one value or comma separated list

       --userpass|-O <arg>
              Username:Password pair for bitcoin JSON-RPC server

       --worktime
              Display extra work time debug information

   Options for command line only:
       --config|-c <arg>
              Load a JSON-format configuration file See example.conf for an example configuration.

       --default-config <arg>
              Specify the filename of the default config file Loaded at start and used  when  saving  without  a
              name.

       --help|-h
              Print this message

       --ndevs|-n
              Display number of detected GPUs, OpenCL platform information, all USB devices, and exit

       --version|-V
              Display version and exit