1boinc(1)                                                              boinc(1)
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NAME

6       boinc - The BOINC core client program.
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SYNOPSIS

9       boinc [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  BOINC  "core  client",  boinc, is the heart of BOINC.  It controls
13       which project  applications  are  run  on  your  computer,  downloading
14       "Workunits"  and  uploading  the  "Result"  files from completed tasks.
15       boinc is usually run in the background, ideally as  a  daemon.  It  can
16       then be controlled either by a graphical tool called the BOINC Manager,
17       boincmgr(1), or a command-line tool called boinccmd(1), by means of Re‐
18       mote Proceedure Calls (RPCs) over port 31416.
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20       The  BOINC  core client can be controlled by command-line options, con‐
21       figuration files, and environment variables. Standard usage  is  simply
22       to start the client running in the background.
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OPTIONS

25       These  command-line  options for boinc can be used to control how BOINC
26       is started. Once the client has started, you should use a separate pro‐
27       gram,  (boincmgr(1) or boinccmd(1)) which communicates with it by means
28       of Remote Proceedure Calls (RPCs).
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30       --help show options
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32       --version
33              show version info
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35       --exit_when_idle
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38       --show_projects
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41       --detach_project URL
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44       --reset_project URL
45              reset (clear) a project
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47       --attach_project URL key
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50       --update_prefs URL
51              contact a project to update preferences
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53       --run_cpu_benchmarks
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56       --check_all_logins
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59       --allow_remote_gui_rpc
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62       --gui_rpc_port port
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65       --redirectio
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68       --dir path
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71       --no_gui_rpc
72              Omits creation of a socket as required for the remote control of
73              the  client. Consequently the client cannot be controlled by ex‐
74              ternal tools like GUIs (boincmgr etc.) or  the  console  command
75              tool (boinccmd).
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77       --daemon
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80       --exit_before_start
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83       --exit_after_finish
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86       --insecure
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89       --launched_by_manager
90              core client was launched by Manager
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92       --run_by_updater
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ACCESS CONTROL FOR GUI RPC

96       By  default  the core client accepts GUI RPC connections only from pro‐
97       grams on the same host, which means that any user on this host can con‐
98       trol the core client.
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SEE ALSO

101       boinccmd(1), boincmgr(1)
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103       ⟨http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration_(advanced)⟩
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106       Copyright © 2007-2008 University of California.
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108       Permission  is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
109       under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version  1.2  or
110       any  later  version  published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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115                                April 06, 2008                        boinc(1)
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