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.TH "OWNCLOUD" "1" "September 19, 2015" "." "ownCloud Client Manual"
.SH NAME
owncloud \- File synchronisation desktop utility.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fIowncloud\fP [\fIOPTIONS\fP\&...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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The ownCloud Client is a file synchronization desktop utility based on mirall. It synchronizes files on your local computer, tablet, or handheld device with an ownCloud Server. If you make a change to the files on one device, the change is propagated to all other syncrhonized devices using the desktop synchronization clients.
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Normally, you start the client by clicking on the desktop icon or by starting it from the client application menu. After starting, an ownCloud icon appears in the computer system tray or on your tablet or handheld device.
.SH OPTIONS
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When invoking the client from the command line, the following options are supported:
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.B \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Displays all the options below or, when used on Windows, opens a window displaying all options.
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.B \fB\-\-logwindow\fP
Opens a window displaying log output.
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.B \fB\-\-logfile\fP \fI<filename>\fP
Write log output to the file specified. To write to stdout, specify \fI\-\fP as the filename.
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.B \fB\-\-logdir\fP \fI<name>\fP
Writes each synchronization log output in a new file in the specified directory.
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.B \fB\-\-logexpire\fP \fI<hours>\fP
Removes logs older than the value specified (in hours). This command is used with \fB\-\-logdir\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-logflush\fP
Clears (flushes) the log file after each write action.
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.B \fB\-\-confdir\fP \fI<dirname>\fP
Uses the specified configuration directory.
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.SH CONFIG FILE
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The ownCloud Client reads a configuration file.  You can locate this configuration files as follows:
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.B On Linux distributions:
\fB$HOME/.local/share/data/ownCloud/owncloud.cfg\fP
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.B In Microsoft Windows systems:
\fB%LOCALAPPDATA%\eownCloud\eowncloud.cfg\fP
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.B In MAC OS X systems:
\fB$HOME/Library/Application Support/ownCloud\fP
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The configuration file contains settings using the Microsoft Windows .ini file
format. You can overwrite changes using the ownCloud configuration dialog.
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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Use caution when making changes to the ownCloud Client configuration
file.  Incorrect settings can produce unintended results.
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You can change the following configuration settings:
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\fBremotePollInterval\fP (default: \fB30000\fP) \-\- Specifies the poll time for the remote repository in milliseconds.
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\fBmaxLogLines\fP (default:  \fB20000\fP) \-\- Specifies the maximum number of log lines displayed in the log window.
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.SH BUGS
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Please report bugs at \fI\%https://github.com/owncloud/mirall/issues\fP\&.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIowncloudcmd(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
The ownCloud developers
.SH COPYRIGHT
2013, The ownCloud developers
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