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.TH "OWNCLOUD" "1" "Nov 19, 2016" "2.2" "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. 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 synchronized 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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You have the option of starting your ownCloud desktop client with the
\fBowncloud\fP command. The following options are supported:
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.B \fBowncloud \-h\fP or \fBowncloud \-\-help\fP
Displays all command options.
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The other options are:
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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 file as follows:
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\fB$HOME/.local/share/data/ownCloud/owncloud.cfg\fP
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.B On Microsoft Windows systems:
\fB%LOCALAPPDATA%\eownCloud\eowncloud.cfg\fP
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.B On MAC OS X systems:
\fB$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 (must be under the \fB[ownCloud]\fP section)
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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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\fBchunkSize\fP (default:  \fB5242880\fP) \-\- Specifies the chunk size of uploaded files in bytes.
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\fBpromptDeleteAllFiles\fP (default:  \fBtrue\fP) \-\- If a UI prompt should ask for confirmation if it was detected that all files and folders were deleted.
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\fBnotificationRefreshInterval\fP (default\(ga\(ga300,000\(ga\(ga)  \-\- Specifies the default interval of checking for new server notifications in milliseconds.
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.SH BUGS
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Please report bugs at \fI\%https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues\fP\&.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBowncloudcmd(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
The ownCloud developers
.SH COPYRIGHT
2013-2016, The ownCloud developers
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