| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -h | Print the help message. |
| -c | Start command line interface. |
| -x | Start GUI with plots only. |
| -v | Start in server mode. |
| -w | Start the GUI shell console window only. |
| -l | Execution in local mode: no lock(exclusive-mode), no servers, no versioning, no context persistence, no startup tasks. |
| -d | Detached mode: no Workbench, Panel plugins are instantiated in a private frames. |
| -k | Persist state of detached frames. |
| -i | No file locks (locks are not supported by some Linux systems). |
| -b | Bare mode: no plugin is loaded. |
| -e | Empty mode: device pool is not loaded. |
| -g | Local initialization script is not executed in startup. |
| -j | Disable session management. |
| -h | Hide graphical user interface at startup. |
| -r | Redirect standard output to Output window (if GUI is instantiated). |
| -o | Start in offline mode: data access only. |
| -s | All devices are simulated. |
| -n | Interpreter is not started. |
| -q | Quiet mode. |
| -a | Auto close after executing file. |
| -y | Force headless mode. |
| -z | Home folder is volatile (created in tmp folder). |
| -home=[path] | Set the home folder (default is ./home). The token '~', is replaced by the system home folder. |
| -outp=[path] | Set the output folder (default is {home}). The token '~', is replaced by the system home folder. |
| -data=[path] | Set the data folder (default is {home}/data). The token '~', is replaced by the system home folder. |
| -scpt=[path] | Set the script folder (default is {home}/script). The token '~', is replaced by the system home folder. |
| -devp=[path] | Set the devices configuration folder (default is {home}/devices). |
| -plgp=[path] | Set the plugin folder (default is {home}/plugins). |
| -extp=[path] | Set the extensions folder (default is {home}/extensions). |
| -logp=[path] | Set the log folder (default is {home}/logs). |
| -ctxp=[path] | Set the log folder (default is {home}/logs). |
| -imgp=[path] | Set the image folder (default is {data}). |
| -sesp=[path] | Set the sessions folder (default is {home}/sessions). |
| -setp=[path] | Override the setup file, which contains all path definitions (default is {config}/setup.properties). |
| -conf=[path] | Override the config file, which stors user options (default is {config}/config.properties). |
| -pref=[path] | Override the view preferences file. |
| -pool=[path] | Set the device pool configuration file (default is {config}/devices.properties). |
| -plug=[path] | Override the plugin definition file, which lists plugins loaded at startup (default is {config}/plugins.properties). |
| -task=[path] | Override the task definition file, which lists tasks loaded at startup (default is {config}/tasks.properties). |
| -sets=[path] | Override the settings file - persisted script properties (default is {config}/settings.properties). |
| -pyhm=[path] | Set the CPython home, overriding the configuration (default is PYTHONHOME variable). |
| -pini=[value] | Override config flag (true or false)for parallel initialization. |
| -user=[name] | Set the startup user. |
| -clog=[level] | Set the console logging level: OFF, FINEST, FINER, FINE, INFO, WARNING or SEVERE. |
| -type=[ext] | Set the script type, overriding the setup. Allowed values: py, js or groovy. |
| -loca=[file] | Set local startup file. |
| -dfmt=[format] | Set the data format, overriding the configuration: h5, txt, csv or fda. |
| -dlay=[layout] | Set the data layout, overriding the configuration: default, table, sf or fda. |
| -dspt | Disable scan plots. |
| -dspr | Disable scan printing to output. |
| -sbar | Append status bar to detached windows. |
| -dplt | Create plots for detached windows. |
| -strp | Show strip chart window (can be used together with -f). |
| -dtpn | Show data panel window only (can be used together with -f). |
| -dbpn | Show Daqbuf panel. |
| -help | Start the GUI help window. |
| -full | Start in full screen mode. |
| -dual | Start GUI and command line terminal: cannot be used if running in the background. |
| -dvpn=[cls, ...] | Show a device panel, giving a class name and arguments (if the class has a main method) or else an inline device string. |
| -psrv=[url] | URL of a plot server (plots are externalized adding '-dspt -hide=tabPlots'). |
| -plot=[port] | Start a plot server on the given port. |
| -extr=[value] | Force (value=true) or disable (value=false) extraction of startup and utility scrips (default disabled in local mode). |
| -vers=[value] | Force versioning enabled (value=true) or disabled (value=false) (default disabled in local mode). |
| -nbcf=[value] | Force disabling (true) or enabling (false) the use of bytecode files (default defined in configuration). |
| -strh=[path] | Strip chart default configuration folder. |
| -libp=[path] | Add to library path. |
| -clsp=[path] | Add to class path. |
| -scrp=[path] | Add to script path. |
| -jcae=[path] | Force EPICS configuration file (or, in volatile mode, EPICS configuration options separated by ' |
| -uisc=[value] | UI Scale factor as factor (e.g 0.75, 75% or 72dpi). |
| -laf=[name] | Set application Look and Feel: system (s), metal (m), nimbus (n), flat (f), dark (d), or black (b). |
| -size=WxH | Set application window size if GUI state not persisted. |
| -args=id:val, ... | Provide arguments to interpreter. |
| -eval=... | Evaluate the script statement. |
| -f=[name] | File to run (together with -c option) or open in file in editor. |
| -t=[name,delay,interval] | Start a task in the background. |
| -p=[name] | Load a plugin at startup. |
| -m=[path] | Load a package at startup. |