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nicotine [options]

Nicotine+ is a graphical application that allows users to interact with the Soulseek peer-to-peer network.

-c <file>, --config=<file>

Use <file> as configuration file. If <file> does not exists a new empty configuration file will be created.

-u <dir>, --user-data=<dir>

Use <dir> as directory for user data, e.g. list of shared files and downloads. If <dir> does not exists a new empty directory will be created.

-p <dir>, --plugins=<dir>

Use <dir> as directory for plugins. If <dir> does not exists a new empty directory will be created.

-t,  --enable-trayicon

Enable the tray icon.

-d,  --disable-trayicon

Disable the tray icon.

-h,  --help

Show command help and exit.

-s,  --hidden

Start the program without showing window.

-b <ip>, --bindip=<ip>

Bind sockets to the given <ip> (useful for VPN).

-l <port>, --port=<port>

Listen on the given port. Overrides the port range configuration.

-r,  --rescan

Rescan shared files.

-n,  --headless

Start the program in headless mode (no GUI).

-v,  --version

Show version number and exit.

The regular exit status of the program is 0.
If required dependencies are not present, the exit status is 1.
If the given list of arguments cannot be parsed, the exit status is 2.

~/.config/nicotine/config

The configuration file.

~/.local/share/nicotine/

Other personal files such as downloads, shares and logs.

Nicotine+ Team <https://nicotine-plus.org/>