Is there a command line client for BOINC like I use for my setiathome crunching?

Hi Mr CarlSagan :)

http://www.fas.org/sagan.htm

go to your BOINC Directory

open a cmd window

Boinc_cli.exe -install

then go to services MMC (control panel - admin tools - services)
find BOINC
Open Properties
set to auto
and start

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Yea, my setiwork is a tribute to him. Thank you for the info.

> Hi Mr CarlSagan :)
>
> http://www.fas.org/sagan.htm
>
> go to your BOINC Directory
>
> open a cmd window
>
> Boinc_cli.exe -install
>
> then go to services MMC (control panel - admin tools - services)
> find BOINC
> Open Properties
> set to auto
> and start
>
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All of this is after installing it the regular way and letting it update as req'd using the GUI version...correct?
L24

>All of this is after installing it the regular way and letting it update as req'd >using the GUI version...correct?
>L24

yes and just make sure you NEVER run the GUI and the CLI at the same time...... DISASTER every time.

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> Hi Mr CarlSagan :)
>
> http://www.fas.org/sagan.htm
>
> go to your BOINC Directory
>
> open a cmd window
>
> Boinc_cli.exe -install
>
> then go to services MMC (control panel - admin tools - services)
> find BOINC
> Open Properties
> set to auto
> and start


Actually, this is more than just running the CLI... This is installing it as a service. Last I heard, this didn't work real well...

All you need to do to run the cli is to open a cmd window, change to the boinc directory, and run boinc_cli (I use the -return_results_immediately parameter so that results get reported to the scheduler right away, and don't end up sitting in the "ready to Report" state until the next WU is done)

I would like to know what switches/flags are valid for the CLI?

(as there does not appear to be a readme file or similar that documents these as with seti classic)

I would like to load at start up and run in the background on a windows box

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I would like to know what switches/flags are valid for the CLI?

(as there does not appear to be a readme file or similar that documents these as with seti classic)

I would like to load at start up and run in the background on a windows box

The following comes from the boinc.exe itself:

C:\\Program Files\\BOINC>boinc -help
Usage: boinc [options]
    -help                          show options
    -version                       show version info
    -exit_when_idle                Get/process/report work, then exit
    -show_projects                 show attached projects
    -return_results_immediately    contact server when have results
    -detach_project                detach from a project
    -reset_project                 reset (clear) a project
    -attach_project                attach to a project
    -update_prefs                  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
    -redirectio                    redirect stdout and stderr to log files
    -dir                           use given dir as BOINC home

C:\\Program Files\\BOINC>

Hi,

Jim provided me with some help at

[url=http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=15004#115446
]http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=15004#115446[/url]


In short you can run BOINC via the BOINC Mgr, or as a CLI or as a Service.

I have been using the CLI verison via Boinc.exe for a couple of days now and use the command line options -return_results_immediately and -redirectio. This is ideal for me as I want to get the results returned as soon as possible.

You can create a shortcut to Boinc.exe and add these command line options, or you can use a simple VB Script. I wrote this little piece of VB Script so that the boinc.exe window is totally hidden. I monitor progress using BoincLogX and fire up BoincMgr or BoincView occasionally to have a look at progress. The key is that boinc.exe keeps on running in the background to schedule the seti@home and any other project clients.

If you wish to run the CLI and totally hide the boinc window then simply save this as a vbs file e.g. call it boinchide.vbs. If you have any security program that stops VBS from running you will have to authorize the script.


' run boinc scheduler hidden

const boinccmd = """c:\\program files\\boincboinc.exe """
const boincopts = " -return_results_immediately -redirectio"

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
rc = oShell.Run(boinccmd & boincopts, 0, False)

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Additionally, with version 4.44 and up, there's a commandline version of the boinc manager of sorts, a commandline tool to send commands to the running core client.

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Rob

Thanks for the info

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