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NAME

       boinc - The BOINC client program.

SYNOPSIS

       boinc [options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  BOINC "client", boinc, is the heart of BOINC.  It controls which project applications
       are run on your computer, downloading "Tasks"  and  uploading  the  resulting  files  from
       completed  tasks. boinc is usually run in the background, ideally as a daemon. It can then
       be controlled either by a graphical tool called  the  BOINC  Manager,  boincmgr(1),  or  a
       command-line  tool called boinccmd(1), by means of Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) over port
       31416.

       The BOINC client can be controlled  by  command-line  options,  configuration  files,  and
       environment  variables.  Standard  usage  is  simply  to  start  the client running in the
       background.

OPTIONS

       These command-line options for boinc can be used to control how BOINC is started. Once the
       client  has started, you should use a separate program, (boincmgr(1) or boinccmd(1)) which
       communicates with it by means of Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs).

   GENERAL OPTIONS
       --help Show options.

       --version
              Show version info.

       --run_cpu_benchmarks
              Run the CPU benchmarks.

       --check_all_logins
              For idle detection, check remote logins too.

       --daemon
              Run as daemon. Will redirect stderr and stdout to syslog.

       --dir path
              Use given dir as the client working directory.

       --no_gpus
              Don't check for GPUs.

       --no_info_fetch
              Don't fetch project list or client version info from boinc.berkeley.edu.

       --skip_cpu_benchmarks
              Don't run CPU benchmarks.

       --start_delay X
              Delay starting apps for X secs.

   PROJECT OPTIONS
       --attach_project URL key
              Attach to a project using URL and authenticator.

       --show_projects
              Show attached projects.

       --detach_project URL
              Detach from project specified by URL.

       --reset_project URL
              Reset (clear) the projectspecified by URL.

       --update_prefs URL
              Contact the project specified by URL to update preferences

   COMMUNICATION OPTIONS
       --allow_remote_gui_rpc
              Allow RPC connections from remote hosts.

       --gui_rpc_port port
              Port for RPCs.

       --no_gui_rpc
              Omits creation of a socket as required  for  the  remote  control  of  the  client.
              Consequently  the client cannot be controlled by external tools like GUIs (boincmgr
              etc.) or the console command tool (boinccmd).

   DEBUGGING OPTIONS
       --abort_jobs_on_exit
              When client exits, abort and report tasks.

       --allow_multiple_clients
              Allow more than one client instance per host.

       --exit_after_app_start N
              Exit N seconds after an app starts. Useful  to  look  at  the  files  in  the  slot
              directory.

       --exit_after_finish
              Exit  right  after  finishing  a  task.  Useful  to  look  at the files in the slot
              directory.

       --exit_before_start
              Exit right before starting a task.  Useful  to  look  at  the  files  in  the  slot
              directory.

       --exit_before_upload
              Exit right before starting an upload.

       --exit_when_idle
              Exit when there are no more tasks to work on.

       --fetch_minimal_work
              Fetch only 1 task per device.

       --file_xfer_giveup_period N
              Give up on file transfers after N sec.

       --master_fetch_interval N
              Limiting the period of project master file dowload retries.

       --master_fetch_period N
              Reload a project's master file after N RPC failures.

       --master_fetch_retry_cap N
              Exponential backoff limit for downloading project master files.

       --no_priority_change
              Run applications at same priority as client.

       --pers_giveup N
              Giveup time for persistent file transfer errors.

       --pers_retry_delay_max N
              Maximum time (sec) for file transfer exponential backoff.

       --pers_retry_delay_min N
              Minimum time (sec) for file transfer exponential backoff.

       --redirectio
              Redirect stdout and stderr to log files (stdoutdae.txt and stderrdae.txt).

       --retry_cap N
              Limit the maximum exponential backoff time.

       --sched_retry_delay_max N
              Maximum time (sec) for project RPC exponential backoff.

       --sched_retry_delay_min N
              Minimum time (sec) for project RPC exponential backoff.

       --unsigned_apps_ok
              Allow unsigned apps (for testing).

ACCESS CONTROL FOR GUI RPC

       By  default  the  client  accepts GUI RPC connections only from programs on the same host,
       which means that any user on this host can control the client.

SEE ALSO

       boinccmd(1), boincmgr(1)

       ⟨http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration#Command-line_options⟩

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007-2013 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.

                                          04 March 2013                                  boinc(1)