LLAMA-LOOKUP-CREATE(1)

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💖 llama-lookup-create 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

llama-lookup-create — llama-lookup-create 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

💫 common params 💫

hi hello these are the shared setup knobs, the little levers you get to pull on basically every llama.cpp tool. Let's meet them one by one, no skipping, I promise I'm keeping everything 👑

  • -h, --help, --usage — print usage and exit. Your "hi what do I even do" button 🙈
  • --version — show version and build info. Receipts on what you're running, periodt ⭐
  • -cl, --cache-list — show list of models in cache. See what's already chilling in there 🎀
  • --completion-bash — print source-able bash completion script for llama.cpp. Slay, tab-completion is self care ✨
  • -t, --threads N — number of CPU threads to use during generation (default: <num_cpus>)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_THREADS)
  • -tb, --threads-batch N — number of threads to use during batch and prompt processing (default: same as --threads)
  • -C, --cpu-mask M — CPU affinity mask: arbitrarily long hex. Complements cpu-range
    • (default: "")
  • -Cr, --cpu-range lo-hi — range of CPUs for affinity. Complements --cpu-mask
  • --cpu-strict <0|1> — use strict CPU placement (default: 0)
  • --prio N — set process/thread priority : low(-1), normal(0), medium(1), high(2), realtime(3) (default: 0)
  • --poll <0...100> — use polling level to wait for work (0 - no polling, default: 50)
  • -Cb, --cpu-mask-batch M — CPU affinity mask: arbitrarily long hex. Complements cpu-range-batch
    • (default: same as --cpu-mask)
  • -Crb, --cpu-range-batch lo-hi — ranges of CPUs for affinity. Complements --cpu-mask-batch
  • --cpu-strict-batch <0|1> — use strict CPU placement (default: same as --cpu-strict)
  • --prio-batch N — set process/thread priority : 0-normal, 1-medium, 2-high, 3-realtime (default: 0)
  • --poll-batch <0|1> — use polling to wait for work (default: same as --poll)
  • -c, --ctx-size N — size of the prompt context (default: 0, 0 = loaded from model)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_CTX_SIZE)
  • -n, --predict, --n-predict N — number of tokens to predict (default: -1, -1 = infinity)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_N_PREDICT)
  • -b, --batch-size N — logical maximum batch size (default: 2048)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_BATCH)
  • -ub, --ubatch-size N — physical maximum batch size (default: 512)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_UBATCH)
  • --keep N — number of tokens to keep from the initial prompt (default: 0, -1 = all)
  • --swa-full — use full-size SWA cache (default: false) [(more info)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/13194#issuecomment-2868343055)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_SWA_FULL)
  • -fa, --flash-attn [on|off|auto] — set Flash Attention use ('on', 'off', or 'auto', default: 'auto')
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_FLASH_ATTN)
  • -p, --prompt PROMPT — prompt to start generation with; for system message, use -sys
  • --perf, --no-perf — whether to enable internal libllama performance timings (default: false) (env: LLAMA_ARG_PERF)
  • -f, --file FNAME — a file containing the prompt (default: none)
  • -bf, --binary-file FNAME — binary file containing the prompt (default: none)
  • -e, --escape, --no-escape — whether to process escapes sequences (\n, \r, \t, \', \", \\)
    • (default: true)
  • --rope-scaling {none,linear,yarn} — RoPE frequency scaling method, defaults to linear unless specified by the model (env: LLAMA_ARG_ROPE_SCALING_TYPE)
  • --rope-scale N — RoPE context scaling factor, expands context by a factor of N (env: LLAMA_ARG_ROPE_SCALE)
  • --rope-freq-base N — RoPE base frequency, used by NTK-aware scaling (default: loaded from model) (env: LLAMA_ARG_ROPE_FREQ_BASE)
  • --rope-freq-scale N — RoPE frequency scaling factor, expands context by a factor of 1/N (env: LLAMA_ARG_ROPE_FREQ_SCALE)
  • --yarn-orig-ctx N — YaRN: original context size of model (default: 0 = model training context size) (env: LLAMA_ARG_YARN_ORIG_CTX)
  • --yarn-ext-factor N — YaRN: extrapolation mix factor (default: -1.00, 0.0 = full interpolation) (env: LLAMA_ARG_YARN_EXT_FACTOR)
  • --yarn-attn-factor N — YaRN: scale sqrt(t) or attention magnitude (default: -1.00) (env: LLAMA_ARG_YARN_ATTN_FACTOR)
  • --yarn-beta-slow N — YaRN: high correction dim or alpha (default: -1.00) (env: LLAMA_ARG_YARN_BETA_SLOW)
  • --yarn-beta-fast N — YaRN: low correction dim or beta (default: -1.00) (env: LLAMA_ARG_YARN_BETA_FAST)
  • -kvo, --kv-offload, -nkvo, --no-kv-offload — whether to enable KV cache offloading (default: enabled)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_KV_OFFLOAD)
  • --repack, -nr, --no-repack — whether to enable weight repacking (default: enabled) (env: LLAMA_ARG_REPACK)
  • --no-host — bypass host buffer allowing extra buffers to be used (env: LLAMA_ARG_NO_HOST)
  • -ctk, --cache-type-k TYPE — KV cache data type for K
    • allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1 (default: f16) (env: LLAMA_ARG_CACHE_TYPE_K)
  • -ctv, --cache-type-v TYPE — KV cache data type for V
    • allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1 (default: f16) (env: LLAMA_ARG_CACHE_TYPE_V)
  • -dt, --defrag-thold N — KV cache defragmentation threshold (DEPRECATED)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_DEFRAG_THOLD)
  • -np, --parallel N — number of parallel sequences to decode (default: 1)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_N_PARALLEL)
  • --mlock — DEPRECATED in favor of --load-mode: force system to keep model in RAM rather than swapping or compressing (env: LLAMA_ARG_MLOCK)
  • --mmap, --no-mmap — DEPRECATED in favor of --load-mode: whether to memory-map model. (if mmap disabled, slower load but may reduce pageouts if not using mlock) (env: LLAMA_ARG_MMAP)
  • -dio, --direct-io, -ndio, --no-direct-io — DEPRECATED in favor of --load-mode: use DirectIO if available
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_DIO)
  • -lm, --load-mode MODE — model loading mode (default: auto)
    • auto: mmap, unless a device does not support it
    • none: no special loading mode
    • mmap: memory-map model (if mmap disabled, slower load but may reduce pageouts if not using mlock)
    • mlock: force system to keep model in RAM rather than swapping or compressing
    • mmap+mlock: mmap + force system to keep model in RAM rather than swapping or compressing
    • dio: use DirectIO if available
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_LOAD_MODE)
  • --numa TYPE — attempt optimizations that help on some NUMA systems
    • distribute: spread execution evenly over all nodes
    • isolate: only spawn threads on CPUs on the node that execution started on
    • numactl: use the CPU map provided by numactl
    • if run without this previously, it is recommended to drop the system page cache before using this see https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/issues/1437 (env: LLAMA_ARG_NUMA)
  • -dev, --device <dev1,dev2,..> — comma-separated list of devices to use for offloading (none = don't offload)
    • use --list-devices to see a list of available devices (env: LLAMA_ARG_DEVICE)
  • --list-devices — print list of available devices and exit
  • -ot, --override-tensor <tensor name pattern>=<buffer type>,... — override tensor buffer type
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_OVERRIDE_TENSOR)
  • -cmoe, --cpu-moe — keep all Mixture of Experts (MoE) weights in the CPU
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_CPU_MOE)
  • -ncmoe, --n-cpu-moe N — keep the Mixture of Experts (MoE) weights of the first N layers in the CPU
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_N_CPU_MOE)
  • -ngl, --gpu-layers, --n-gpu-layers N — max. number of layers to store in VRAM, either an exact number, 'auto', or 'all' (default: auto)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_N_GPU_LAYERS)
  • -sm, --split-mode {none,layer,row,tensor} — how to split the model across multiple GPUs, one of:
    • none: use one GPU only
    • layer (default): split layers and KV across GPUs (pipelined)
    • row: split weight across GPUs by rows (parallelized)
    • tensor: split weights and KV across GPUs (parallelized, EXPERIMENTAL)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_SPLIT_MODE)
  • -ts, --tensor-split N0,N1,N2,... — fraction of the model to offload to each GPU, comma-separated list of proportions, e.g. 3,1
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_TENSOR_SPLIT)
  • -mg, --main-gpu INDEX — the GPU to use for the model (with split-mode = none), or for intermediate results and KV (with split-mode = row) (default: 0)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_MAIN_GPU)
  • -fit, --fit [on|off] — whether to adjust unset arguments to fit in device memory ('on' or 'off', default: 'on')
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_FIT)
  • -fitt, --fit-target MiB0,MiB1,MiB2,... — target margin per device for --fit, comma-separated list of values, single value is broadcast across all devices, default: 1024 (env: LLAMA_ARG_FIT_TARGET)
  • -fitc, --fit-ctx N — minimum ctx size that can be set by --fit option, default: 4096
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_FIT_CTX)
  • --check-tensors — check model tensor data for invalid values (default: false)
  • --override-kv KEY=TYPE:VALUE,... — advanced option to override model metadata by key. to specify multiple overrides, either use comma-separated values. types: int, float, bool, str. example: --override-kv tokenizer.ggml.add_bos_token=bool:false,tokenizer.ggml.add_eos_token=bool:false
  • --op-offload, --no-op-offload — whether to offload host tensor operations to device (default: true)
  • --lora FNAME — path to LoRA adapter (use comma-separated values to load multiple adapters)
  • --lora-scaled FNAME:SCALE,... — path to LoRA adapter with user defined scaling (format: FNAME:SCALE,...) note: use comma-separated values
  • --control-vector FNAME — add a control vector note: use comma-separated values to add multiple control vectors
  • --control-vector-scaled FNAME:SCALE,... — add a control vector with user defined scaling SCALE note: use comma-separated values (format: FNAME:SCALE,...)
  • --control-vector-layer-range START END — layer range to apply the control vector(s) to, start and end inclusive
  • -m, --model FNAME — model path to load
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_MODEL)
  • -mu, --model-url MODEL_URL — model download url (default: unused)
    • (env: LLAMA_ARG_MODEL_URL)
  • -dr, --docker-repo [<repo>/]<model>[:quant]

...and that's the whole Docker Hub model repository sitch 💅 repo is optional and defaults to ai/. quant is optional and defaults to :latest. example: gemma3 (default: unused) (env: LLAMA_ARG_DOCKER_REPO)

  • -hf, -hfr, --hf-repo <user>/<model>[:quant] — ok so this is your Hugging Face model repository 🌸 quant is optional, it's case-insensitive, it defaults to Q4_K_M, and if Q4_K_M doesn't exist it falls back to the first file in the repo. mmproj also gets downloaded automatically if it's available — to disable that, add --no-mmproj. example: ggml-org/GLM-4.7-Flash-GGUF:Q4_K_M (default: unused) (env: LLAMA_ARG_HF_REPO)
  • -hff, --hf-file FILE — Hugging Face model file. If you specify it, it will override the quant in --hf-repo (default: unused) (env: LLAMA_ARG_HF_FILE)
  • -hft, --hf-token TOKEN — Hugging Face access token (default: value from the HF_TOKEN environment variable) (env: HF_TOKEN)
  • --log-disable — Log disable 🚫
  • --log-file FNAME — Log to file (env: LLAMA_ARG_LOG_FILE)
  • --log-colors [on|off|auto] — Set colored logging ('on', 'off', or 'auto', default: 'auto'). 'auto' enables colors when output is to a terminal (env: LLAMA_ARG_LOG_COLORS)
  • -v, --verbose, --log-verbose — Set verbosity level to infinity (i.e. log all messages, useful for debugging) 🔥 like, every single message. all of them. no cap.
  • --offline — Offline mode: forces use of cache, prevents network access (env: LLAMA_ARG_OFFLINE) ✈️ no wifi era
  • -lv, --verbosity, --log-verbosity N — Set the verbosity threshold. Messages with a higher verbosity will be ignored. Values:
    • 0: generic output
    • 1: error
    • 2: warning
    • 3: info
    • 4: trace (more info)
    • 5: debug

(default: 3)

(env: LLAMA_ARG_LOG_VERBOSITY)

  • --log-prefix, --no-log-prefix — Enable prefix in log messages (env: LLAMA_ARG_LOG_PREFIX)
  • --log-timestamps, --no-log-timestamps — Enable timestamps in log messages (env: LLAMA_ARG_LOG_TIMESTAMPS)
  • --spec-draft-type-k, -ctkd, --cache-type-k-draft TYPE — KV cache data type for K for the draft model. allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1 (default: f16) (env: LLAMA_ARG_SPEC_DRAFT_CACHE_TYPE_K)
  • --spec-draft-type-v, -ctvd, --cache-type-v-draft TYPE — KV cache data type for V for the draft model. allowed values: f32, f16, bf16, q8_0, q4_0, q4_1, iq4_nl, q5_0, q5_1 (default: f16) (env: LLAMA_ARG_SPEC_DRAFT_CACHE_TYPE_V)

🎀 sampling params 🎀

  • --samplers SAMPLERS — samplers that will be used for generation in the order, separated by ; (default: penalties;dry;top_n_sigma;top_k;typ_p;top_p;min_p;xtc;temperature)
  • -s, --seed SEED — RNG seed (default: -1, use random seed for -1) 🎲
  • --sampler-seq, --sampling-seq SEQUENCE — simplified sequence for samplers that will be used (default: edskypmxt)
  • --ignore-eos — ignore end of stream token and continue generating (implies --logit-bias EOS-inf) 🫣 she does NOT know when to stop
  • --temp, --temperature N — temperature (default: 0.80)
  • --top-k N — top-k sampling (default: 40, 0 = disabled) (env: LLAMA_ARG_TOP_K)
  • --top-p N — top-p sampling (default: 0.95, 1.0 = disabled)
  • --min-p N — min-p sampling (default: 0.05, 0.0 = disabled)
  • --top-nsigma, --top-n-sigma N — top-n-sigma sampling (default: -1.00, -1.0 = disabled)
  • --xtc-probability N — xtc probability (default: 0.00, 0.0 = disabled)
  • --xtc-threshold N — xtc threshold (default: 0.10, 1.0 = disabled)
  • --typical, --typical-p N — locally typical sampling, parameter p (default: 1.00, 1.0 = disabled)
  • --repeat-last-n N — last n tokens to consider for penalize (default: 64, 0 = disabled)
  • --repeat-penalty N — penalize repeat sequence of tokens (default: 1.00, 1.0 = disabled)
  • --presence-penalty N — repeat alpha presence penalty (default: 0.00, 0.0 = disabled)
  • --frequency-penalty N — repeat alpha frequency penalty (default: 0.00, 0.0 = disabled)
  • --dry-multiplier N — set DRY sampling multiplier (default: 0.00, 0.0 = disabled)
  • --dry-base N — set DRY sampling base value (default: 1.75)
  • --dry-allowed-length N — set allowed length for DRY sampling (default: 2)
  • --dry-penalty-last-n N — set DRY penalty for the last n tokens (default: 64, 0 = disable)
  • --dry-sequence-breaker STRING — add sequence breaker for DRY sampling, clearing out default breakers ('\n', ':', '"', '*') in the process; use "none" to not use any sequence breakers
  • --adaptive-target N — adaptive-p: select tokens near this probability (valid range 0.0 to 1.0; negative = disabled) (default: -1.00) (more info: https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/17927)
  • --adaptive-decay N — adaptive-p: decay rate for target adaptation over time. lower values are more reactive, higher values are more stable. (valid range 0.0 to 0.99) (default: 0.90)
  • --dynatemp-range N — dynamic temperature range (default: 0.00, 0.0 = disabled)
  • --dynatemp-exp N — dynamic temperature exponent (default: 1.00)
  • --mirostat N — use Mirostat sampling. Top K, Nucleus and Locally Typical samplers are ignored if used. (default: 0, 0 = disabled, 1 = Mirostat, 2 = Mirostat 2.0)
  • --mirostat-lr N — Mirostat learning rate, parameter eta (default: 0.10)
  • --mirostat-ent N — Mirostat target entropy, parameter tau (default: 5.00)
  • -l, --logit-bias TOKEN_ID(+/-)BIAS — modifies the likelihood of token appearing in the completion, i.e. --logit-bias 15043+1 to increase likelihood of token ' Hello', or --logit-bias 15043-1 to decrease likelihood of token ' Hello'
  • --grammar GRAMMAR — BNF-like grammar to constrain generations (see samples in grammars/ dir)
  • --grammar-file FNAME — file to read grammar from
  • -j, --json-schema SCHEMA — JSON schema to constrain generations (https://json-schema.org/), e.g. {} for any JSON object. For schemas w/ external $refs, use --grammar + example/json_schema_to_grammar.py instead
  • -jf, --json-schema-file FILE — File containing a JSON schema to constrain generations (https://json-schema.org/), e.g. {} for any JSON object. For schemas w/ external $refs, use --grammar + example/json_schema_to_grammar.py instead
  • -bs, --backend-sampling — enable backend sampling (experimental) (default: disabled) (env: LLAMA_ARG_BACKEND_SAMPLING) 🧪

🦋 speculative params 🦋

  • --spec-draft-n-max N — number of tokens to draft for speculative decoding (default: 3) (env: LLAMA_ARG_SPEC_DRAFT_N_MAX)
  • --spec-draft-n-min N — minimum number of draft tokens to use for speculative decoding (default: 0) (env: LLAMA_ARG_SPEC_DRAFT_N_MIN)
  • --draft, --draft-n, --draft-max N — the argument has been removed 💀 use --spec-draft-n-max or --spec-ngram-mod-n-max (env: LLAMA_ARG_DRAFT_MAX)
  • --draft-min, --draft-n-min N — the argument has been removed 💀 use --spec-draft-n-min or --spec-ngram-mod-n-min (env: LLAMA_ARG_DRAFT_MIN)

💅 example-specific params 💅

  • -co, --color [on|off|auto] — Colorize output to distinguish prompt and user input from generations ('on', 'off', or 'auto', default: 'auto'). 'auto' enables colors when output is to a terminal 🌈
  • -lcs, --lookup-cache-static FNAME — path to static lookup cache to use for lookup decoding (not updated by generation)
  • -lcd, --lookup-cache-dynamic FNAME — path to dynamic lookup cache to use for lookup decoding (updated by generation)

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