unix_args.sgml

  <SECT1 ID="UNIXARGS">
    <TITLE>UNIX Command Line Arguments for &prog;</TITLE>
    <PARA>
As well as the listing file names on the command line, the following switches
are available to UNIX users:
    </PARA>

    <SECT2 ID="UNIXARGS-QUIET">
      <TITLE><LITERAL>-quiet</LITERAL></TITLE>
      <PARA>
This option tells &prog; to suppress normal informational messages while
running.
      </PARA>
    </SECT2>

    <SECT2 ID="UNIXARGS-OPTIONS">
      <TITLE><LITERAL>-options</LITERAL></TITLE>
      <PARA>
This option instructs &prog; to read an extra file of options after reading
the standard options.  (See <XREF LINKEND="OPTIONS-INTRO"> for more about the
&prog; options file.)
      </PARA>
      <PARA>
For example <LITERAL>-options ./new_options</LITERAL> will instruct &prog; to
read <LITERAL>new_options</LITERAL> in the current directory as an options
file.
      </PARA>
    </SECT2>

    <SECT2 ID="UNIXARGS-FAST">
      <TITLE><LITERAL>-fast</LITERAL></TITLE>
      <PARA>
On Digital Unix (AKA Tru64) the <LITERAL>-fast</LITERAL> flag selects the
"fast" Java virtual machine, which usually gives &prog; a big speed boast.
This isn't on by default because the fast VM uses a lot more memory and it
isn't as reliable.
      </PARA>
    </SECT2>

    <SECT2 ID="UNIXARGS-MEM">
      <TITLE><LITERAL>-Xmsn -Xmxn</LITERAL></TITLE>
      <PARA>
Use <LITERAL>-Xmsn</LITERAL> to specify the initial size, in bytes, of the
memory allocation pool. This value must be a multiple of 1024 greater than
1MB. Append the letter k or K to indicate kilobytes, or m or M to indicate
megabytes.
      </PARA>
      <PARA>
Use <LITERAL>-Xmxn</LITERAL> to specify the maximum size, in bytes, of the
memory allocation pool. This value must a multiple of 1024 greater than
2MB. Append the letter k or K to indicate kilobytes, or m or M to indicate
megabytes.
      </PARA>
    </SECT2>

  </SECT1>