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distributed.net client for Mac OS X Copyright 1997-2005, distributed.net
RC5-72 PowerPC assembly by Malcolm Howell and Didier Levet
Enhancements for 604e CPUs by Roberto Ragusa
RC7-72 Altivec and OGR assembly by Didier Levet
Please visit http://www.distributed.net/ for up-to-date contest information.

dnetc v2.9010-495-CTR-05051512 for Mac OS X (Darwin 8.8.0).
Please provide the *entire* version descriptor when submitting bug reports.
The distributed.net bug report pages are at http://www.distributed.net/bugs/
Using email address (distributed.net ID) 'dnetc@bobrk.com'

distributed.net v2.9010-495 client for Mac OS X
Visit http://www.distributed.net/FAQ/ for in-depth command line help
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Mode commands: (the client will execute the option and then exit)
-config            start the configuration menu
-flush             flush all output buffers
-fetch             fill all input buffers
-update            fetch + flush
-benchmark [prj]   16-20 sec speed check [optional: only project prj]
-benchmark2 [prj]  half (8-10 sec) and slightly inaccurate -benchmark
-bench [prj [cn]]  -benchmark all cores [optional: only project prj]
                   [optional: only core cn, must be used with prj]
-test [prj [cn]]   tests for core errors [optional: only project prj]
                   [optional: only core cn, must be used with prj]
-cpuinfo           print information about the detected cpu(s)
-restart           restart all active clients
-shutdown          gracefully shut down all active clients
-pause             pause all active clients
-unpause           unpause all active clients
-install           install the client in the StartupItems folder
-uninstall         remove the client from the StartupItems folder
-import <filename> import packets from file <filename> into client buffers
-forceunlock <fn>  unlock buffer file <fn>
-help              display this text
-version           print version information

Project and buffer related options:

-ini <filename>    override default name of INI file
-e <address>       the email id by which you are known to distributed.net
-nodisk            don't use disk buffer files
-n <count>         packets to complete. -1 forces exit when buffer is empty.
-runbuffers        set -n == -1 (exit when buffers are empty)
-frequent          frequently check if buffers need topping-up
-inbase <fname>    input buffer basename (ie without 'extension'/suffix)
-outbase <fname>   output buffer basename (ie without 'extension'/suffix)
-ckpoint <fname>   set the name of the checkpoint file
-blsize [prj] <n>  set preferred packet size (2^n keys/packet)
-bin <prj> <n>     set fetch buffer threshold to <n> work units
-btime [prj] <n>   set fetch time threshold to <n> hours
                   If not specified, project name <prj> defaults to RC5

Network update related options:

-runoffline        disable network access
-runonline         enable network access
-nettimeout <secs> set the network timeout. Use -1 to force blocking mode
-a <address>       keyserver name or IP address
-p <port>          keyserver port number
-nofallback        don't fallback to a distributed.net keyserver
-u <method>        use this UUE/HTTP encoding method (see -config)
-ha <address>      http/socks proxy name or IP address
-hp <port>         http/socks proxy port

Performance related options:

-c [prj] <n>       core number (run -config for a list of valid core numbers)
                   project name "prj" defaults to RC5
-numcpu <n>        run <n> threads/run on <n> cpus. 0 forces single-threading.
-priority <0-9>    scheduling priority from 0 (lowest/idle) to 9 (normal/user)

Logging options:

-l <filename>      name of the log file
-smtplen <len>     max size (in bytes) of a mail message (0 means no mail)
-smtpsrvr <host>   name or IP address of mail (SMTP) server
-smtpport <port>   mail (SMTP) server port number
-smtpfrom <id>     who the client should say is sending the message
-smtpdest <id>     who the client should send mail to

Miscellaneous runtime options:

-h <hours[:min]>   time limit in hours
-until <HH:MM>     quit at HH:MM (eg 07:30)
-noexitfilecheck   override .ini exit flagfile setting
-pausefile <fn>    name of file that causes the client to pause
-exitfile <fn>     name of file that causes the client to exit
-multiok[=|:][0|1] allow/disallow multiple instances of the client to run
                   The default is 'allow' for all platforms but Windows.
-percentoff        don't display work completion as a running percentage
-quiet/-hide       suppress screen output (== detach for some clients)
-noquiet           don't suppress screen output (override ini quiet setting)