boincmgr(1)

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version 8.2.15 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 boincmgr — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the boincmgr(1) page, aka the group chat where the BOINC Manager spills all its secrets ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

boincmgr — the graphical BOINC manager for the client. yes. the whole thing. the vibe. the interface. 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

boincmgr [--verbose] [-a] [-e client_dir] [-d data_dir] [-n hostname]
         [-g port] [-p passwd] [-b BOINC_ARGS] [-i] [-c] [-m]
boincmgr [-h | --help]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So like, the BOINC manager (boincmgr) is the graphical controlling-and-monitoring utility for the BOINC client (boinc(1)). It talks to a running client over TCP/IP on port 31416. That's the whole relationship, bestie. 💅

And here's the thing: it can only connect to one client at a time. Monogamy era, I guess. 😭

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -h, --help — show all the options. the full menu, the whole tea. ☕
  • --verbose — generate verbose log messages. it's giving chatty. 💬
  • -a, --autostart — tells the BOINC Manager that it was started by the operating system automatically. use this if the Manager gets started at login time. 🌅
  • *-e *client_dir, --clientdir=client_dir — directory containing the locale directory containing the Manager localisation files. yes, a directory containing a directory. nesting era. 🪆
  • *-d *data_dir, --datadir=data_dir — directory containing the configuration files. (note the lil space before the period in the original, we keep the facts, not the typos — but here, it's just the config files, periodt.) 🗂️
  • *-n *hostname, --namehost=hostname — hostname or IP address of the client the manager should connect to. pick your target. 🎯
  • -g port, --gui_rpc_port=port — RPC port number used to communicate with the client. it **has to be the same value as on the client (peep boinc(1)). matchy matchy or it doesn't work, no cap. 🔌
  • *-p *passwd, --password=passwd — use passwd as the password for RPC authentication. and listen: if your current working directory contains a file called gui_rpc_auth.cfg, boincmgr will read the password from that file instead. sneaky, but iconic. 🔐
  • *-b *BOINC_ARGS, --boincargs=BOINC_ARGS — startup the BOINC client with these optional arguments if necessary. lil push for the client. 🚀
  • -i, --insecure — disable BOINC security users and permissions. > ⚠️ bestie. it literally says insecure. proceed with intention and caution. 💀
  • -c, --checkskins — set skin debugging mode to enable skin manager error messages. glow-up diagnostics. 🎀
  • -m, --multiple — allow multiple instances of BOINC manager on this host. more than one main character on the same machine. 👯

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

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okay that's the whole page, bestie, we ate and left no crumbs 🍓 — this was boincmgr(1) from the 03 February 2020 era, mwah 💅💖

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