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NAME
boinccmd - The command line interface to the BOINC 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 control a running BOINC client
(boinc(1)). It communicates with a running client using port 31416 over TCP/IP. It can only connect to
one client at a time.
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 using the project URL and authenticator (send via email after
--create_account was succesfull).
--join_acct_mgr URL name passwd
Attach to an account manager (or do RPC if already attached). The account has to be created via
the account manager website.
--quit_acct_mgr
Detach from the current account manager.
STATE QUERIES
--get_state
Show complete client state.
--get_cc_status
Show only current CPU, GPU and network modes.
--get_tasks
Show all tasks of the client (in progress, waiting and completed only). Tasks that where reported
to the project server are not shown here.
--get_simple_gui_info
Show status of projects and active tasks.
--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_message_count
Show largest message sequence number.
--get_notices seqno
Show project notices with sequence numbers beyond seqno.
--get_host_info
Show system information about the host where the BOINC client is running.
--get_daily_xfer_history
Show network traffic history of the BOINC client.
CONTROL OPERATIONS
--task URL task_name {suspend | resume | abort}
Do operation on a task.
suspend
Temporarily stop work on task.
resume Allow work on task.
abort Permanently stop work on task.
--project URL {reset | detach | update | suspend | resume | nomorework | allowmorework | detach_when_done
| dont_detach_when_done}
Do operation on a project, identified by its master URL.
reset Delete current tasks, applications and other files from this project, request new tasks.
detach Delete current tasks applications and other files from this project, don't request any new
tasks.
update Contact project scheduling server.
suspend
Stop all tasks for project.
resume Resume tasks for project.
nomorework
Finish all downloaded tasks but don't get more.
allowmorework
Undo nomorework.
detach_when_done
Detach project after all tasks are finished.
dont_detach_when_done
Undo detach_when_done.
--file_transfer URL filename {retry | abort}
Do operation on a file transfer.
retry Retry file transfer.
abort Permanently abort file transfer.
--set_run_mode {always | auto | never} [duration]
Set run mode (applies to CPU and GPU).
always Do 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_gpu_mode {always | auto | never} [duration]
Set GPU mode. Like --set_run_mode but applies to GPU processing only.
--set_proxy_settings http_server_name http_server_port http_user_name http_user_passwd socks_server_name
socks_server_port socks5_user_name socks5_user_passwd noproxy_hosts
Set proxy settings. All fields are mandatory.
--run_benchmarks
Run CPU benchmarks.
--read_global_prefs_override
Tell the client to read the global_prefs_override.xml file and incorporate any global preferences
indicated there.
--quit Tell the client to quit.
--read_cc_config
Tell the client to reread the configuration file (cc_config.xml).
--get_project_config URL
Fetch configuration of project located at URL.
--network_available
Tell the client to retry deferred network communication.
SEE ALSO
boinc(1), boincmgr(1) ⟨http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Boinccmd_tool⟩
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 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.
04 March 2013 boinccmd(1)