man boinccmd (1): 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.

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