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It is possible to start MeVisLab with command-line options.
Windows: To start MeVisLab from the command line, enter:
MevislabStarter [OPTIONS] [networkfile].mlab [networkfile2].mlab ...Mac OS X: To start MeVisLab from the command line, execute the MeVisLab binary from within the Contents/MacOS application bundle directory:
MeVisLab.app/Contents/MacOS/MeVisLab [OPTIONS] [networkfile].mlab [networkfile2].mlabLinux: To start MeVisLab from the command line, enter:
<mevislab installpath>/bin/Mevislab [OPTIONS] [networkfile].mlab [networkfile2].mlab ...To get a list of all available options, start MeVisLab with the
-help option. This will open a window with all commands.
Table 26.1. Command-Line Options
| Option | Meaning |
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| -prefs FILE | Loads an additional .prefs file. |
| -ignoreprefs | Ignores all user prefs files. |
| -ignoreuserpackagepath | Ignores the user package path. |
| -updateonly | Updates all required DLLs to run MeVisLab and quits. |
| -install | Creates required symlinks and MLabModules cache file and quits. |
| -unique | Runs a unique MeVisLab, does not try to use a running one. |
| -noide | Does not show the MeVisLab IDE. |
| -scan | Scans Modules directories for new files. |
| -noscan | Uses existing Modules cache files and does not scan Modules directories for new files. |
| -quick | Uses existing Modules cache files and does not check for any file changes (allows very quick restart). |
| -diagnosis | Shows a diagnosis console while starting. |
| -runmacro MACRONAME arg1 arg2.... | Runs a macro by calling its consoleCommand (requires a license with 'cmdline' feature). |
| -runapp APPNAME arg1 arg2.... | Runs a MeVisLab application, passing arguments to its runApplicationCommand and showing the apps window afterwards (requires a license with 'cmdline' feature). |
| -runappbatch APPNAME arg1 arg2.... | Like -runapp, but does not start the application window and exists after execution of runApplicationCommand in conjunction with the -noide option. |
| -showfullscreen | Shows application fullscreen. |
| -showmaximized | Shows application maximized. |
| -help | Shows all available command line options. |
| -nosplash | Does not show the MeVisLab splash screen. |
| -nowelcome | Does not show the MeVisLab Welcome screen (debugging option). |
| -singleinstance | Only allows one MeVisLab instance to be started and passes the files of the command line to another running MeVisLab (debugging option). |
| -release (Mac OS X only) | Starts MeVisLab in release mode. |
| -debug (Mac OS X only) | Starts MeVisLab in debug mode. (To start MeVisLab under Windows in debug mode, launch the executable “MeVisLabStarter_d” by clicking its desktop icon.) |
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| 25.3. Module and Network Handling — Shortcuts and Tricks (All Platforms) |  | 26.2. MeVisLabPackageScanner.exe |
