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= Command Line Options = shell> pymol --help PyMOL 1.8.6.0 Incentive Product Copyright (C) Schrodinger, LLC Usage: pymol [OPTIONS]... [FILES]... [-- CUSTOM SCRIPT ARGUMENTS] Options --help display this help and exit --version display PyMOL version and exit --retina use retina resolution (MacPyMOL) and set display_scale_factor=2 -1 config_mouse one_button -2 config_mouse two_button -a N alias for -A -A N application configuration: -A1 simple viewer window (-qxiF -X 68 -Y 100) -A3 internal GUI only, no splash (-qx -X 68 -Y 100) -A4 used by PYMOLVIEWER (-X 68 -Y 100) -A5 helper application (-QxiICUF -X 68 -Y 100) -A6 full screen presentation (-qxieICUPF) -b[N] benchmark wizard -B (DEPRECATED) -c launch in command-line only mode for batch processing -C don't terminate on Ctrl-C -d cmd execute PyMOL command -D N defer_builds_mode=N -e full screen -E N multisampling (GL_MULTISAMPLE_ARB) -f N internal_feedback=N -F internal_feedback=0 -g file save image (png) or movie (mpg) -G game mode (DEPRECATED) -h generic helper application (no controls, no feedback) -H N window height in pixels -i internal_gui=0 -I auto_reinitialize=1 (Mac only) -j side-by-side stereo (stereo_mode=4) -J cd to user's home directory -k don't load pymolrc or plugins -K keep alive: when running without a GUI, don't quit after the input is exhausted -l file run python script in thread (spawn) -L file load file after everything else (only if something was loaded before) -m INTERNAL - do not use (mac external GUI) -M force mono -n INTERNAL - do not use (incentive_product=1) -N name UNSUPPORTED - external gui type (default: pmg_tk) (same as -w) -o disable security protections -O N sphere_mode=N -p read commands from STDIN -P handle scenes as if the session were opened in presentation mode -q supress startup message -Q quiet, suppress all text output -r file run python script -R launch RPC Server -s file log to file -S force stereo -t N stereo_mode=N -T name UNSUPPORTED - Tcl/Tk GUI skin -u file resume log file (execute existing content and append new log output) -U UNSUPPORTED reuse the helper application -v UNUSED -V N external GUI window height in pixels -w name UNSUPPORTED - external gui type (default: pmg_tk) (same as -N) -W N window width in pixels -x no external gui -X N window x position on screen -y exit on error -Y N window y position on screen -z N window_visible=N -Z N zoom_mode=N
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