boinccmd (1)

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 successful).

--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)

boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Boinccmd_tool laLra

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.