title: Command line parameters role: manual tags: #command #configuration #manual #zettelstore syntax: zmk back: 00001004000000 00001004011200 backward: 00001004000000 00001004011200 00001004059900 box-number: 1 copyright: (c) 2020-present by Detlef Stern created: 20210126175322 forward: 00001004050200 00001004050400 00001004051000 00001004051100 00001004051200 00001004051400 00001004059900 00001010040200 lang: en license: EUPL-1.2-or-later modified: 20250627160307 published: 20250627160307 visibility: public Zettelstore is not just a service that provides services of a zettelkasten. It allows some tasks to be executed at the command line. Typically, the task (“sub-command”) will be given at the command line as the first parameter. If no parameter is given, the Zettelstore is called as zettelstore This is equivalent to calling it this way: mkdir -p ./zettel zettelstore run -d ./zettel -c ./.zscfg Typically this is done by starting Zettelstore via a graphical user interface by double-clicking its file icon. # Sub-commands * [`zettelstore help`](00001004050200) lists all available sub-commands. * [`zettelstore version`](00001004050400) to display version information of Zettelstore. * [`zettelstore run`](00001004051000) to start the Zettelstore service. * [`zettelstore run-simple`](00001004051100) is typically called, when you start Zettelstore by double-clicking in your GUI. * [`zettelstore file`](00001004051200) to render files manually without activated/running Zettelstore services. * [`zettelstore password`](00001004051400) to calculate data for [user authentication](00001010040200). Every sub-command allows the following command line options: To measure potential bottlenecks within the software Zettelstore, there are some [command line flags for profiling the application](00001004059900).