====== ECMCommander Command Line Switches ======

Source: Sysworx/ELOApplications/ECMCommander/ECMCommander.UI.Extended/Program.cs

===== General Rules =====

  * Switch prefixes -, -- and / are accepted.
  * Parsing is case-insensitive (arguments are normalized to lower-case in code).
  * A parameter file can replace/extend direct CLI arguments.

===== Parameter File =====

^ Switch ^ Value ^ Description ^
| parameterfile | <path> | Reads all arguments from the given text file (one argument per line). |
| ignoreparameterfile | - | Disables loading of the default or explicit parameter file. |

Default parameter file (if not disabled):
<code>
<ECMCommander.exe>.params.txt
</code>

===== Functional Modes =====

^ Switch ^ Value ^ Description ^
| --mode | dsnexport | Opens the data-source export dialog and exits afterwards. |
| help or ? | - | Shows a help message box and exits. |
| viewer | - | Enables viewer mode flag. |

===== Login / Connection =====

^ Switch ^ Value ^ Description ^
| profile / profilename | <name> | Preselects login profile name. |
| ixurl | <url> | Direct IndexServer URL for login. |
| username | <name> | User name for direct login. |
| password | <password> | Password for direct login. |
| autologin | - | Enables automatic login behavior in login dialog. |
| sso | - | Sets SSO flag (currently prepared in code). |
| scanclient | - | Enables scan client mode. |
| scanclientconfig | <configFile> | Loads scan client config file and enables scan client mode. |
| scanpaths | <pathList> | Overrides scan paths in scan client configuration. |
| configpath | <path> | Overrides ConnectionProfileManager.ConfigPath. |

===== Instance / Startup Behavior =====

^ Switch ^ Value ^ Description ^
| singleinstance | - | Allows only one instance per user context. |
| runas | <userName> | User context for single-instance checking. |
| hidden | - | Starts in hidden mode. |
| kill | - | Kills other ECMCommander instances. |
| scriptindirect | - | Enables indirect script mode. |

===== Logging / Environment =====

^ Switch ^ Value ^ Description ^
| nolog | - | Disables log file initialization. |
| logfile | <filePath> | Sets explicit log file path. |
| bingkey | <key> | Sets environment variable BINGAPIKEY. |
| vlclibpath | <path> | Sets environment variable VLCLIBPATH. |

===== REST / URL ACL =====

^ Switch ^ Value ^ Description ^
| restport | <port> | Sets REST server port (default: 13915). |
| urlacl | - | Registers REST URL ACL via RestServerSettings.RegisterApp and exits. |

===== COM Registration =====

^ Switch ^ Value ^ Description ^
| register | - | Registers COM server and exits (unless noexit/registernoexit is also set). |
| noexit / registernoexit | - | Keep application running after COM registration. |
| unregister | - | Reserved/placeholder path in current code (returns immediately). |
| progid | <progId> | Explicit ProgID for COM registration. |
| clsid | <clsid> | Explicit CLSID for COM registration. |
| currentuser | - | Writes COM registration under current user hive. |

===== Example =====

<code>
ECMCommander.exe -ixurl http://server/ix -username admin -password secret -autologin -singleinstance
</code>