boinc(1)																  boinc(1)

NAME

       boinc - The BOINC core client program.

SYNOPSIS

       boinc [options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  BOINC  "core  client",  boinc,  is	the  heart of BOINC.  It controls which project applications are run on your computer, downloading
       "Workunits" and uploading the "Result" 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 Re-
       mote Proceedure Calls (RPCs) over port 31416.

       The BOINC core 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 Proceedure Calls (RPCs).

       --help show options

       --version
	      show version info

       --exit_when_idle
	      exit when there are no results

       --show_projects
	      show attached projects

       --detach_project URL
	      detach from a project

       --reset_project URL
	      reset (clear) a project

       --attach_project URL key
	      attach to a project

       --update_prefs URL
	      contact a project to update preferences

       --run_cpu_benchmarks
	      run the CPU benchmarks

       --check_all_logins
	      for idle detection, check remote logins too

       --allow_remote_gui_rpc
	      allow remote GUI RPC connections

       --gui_rpc_port port
	      port for GUI RPCs

       --redirectio
	      redirect stdout and stderr to log files

       --dir path
	      use given dir as BOINC home

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

       --daemon
	      run as daemon

       --exit_before_start
	      exit right before starting a job

       --exit_after_finish
	      exit right after finishing a job

       --insecure
	      disable app sandboxing

       --launched_by_manager
	      core client was launched by Manager

       --run_by_updater
	      set by updater

ACCESS CONTROL FOR GUI RPC

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

SEE ALSO

       boinccmd(1), boincmgr(1)

       <http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Client_configuration_(advanced)>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 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.

								  April 06, 2008							  boinc(1)