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Command-Line Options

As shown in Table 2.1, the Resin server includes several command-line options that let you customize the server when it is first executed. You can supply these options no matter how you start the server.

Table 2.1: The Resin Server Options

OPTION	DESCRIPTION	ARGUMENT	DEFAULT
-classpath	Adds new listings to the current classpath.	Paths to be added to the classpath	$CLASSPATH
-conf	Allows an alternative configuration file to be used when the server starts up.	Path to configuration file—i.e., conf/new.conf	conf/resin.conf
-install	NT only; installs the Resin server as a service in NT, 2000, or XP. Does not automatically start the service.	None	None
-install-as	NT only; installs the Resin server as a service in NT, 2000, or XP as a named service. Does not auto matically start the service.	name	None
-D	Sets the named Java system property to the supplied value.	name=value	None
-J	Passes the specific value to the JDK as an argument.	Command-line argument	None
-java_home	Sets the path to the Java environment the system should use when executing the server.	Path to Java installation directory -i.e., c:\j2sdk1.3.0	Checks for the JAVA_HOME environment variable; if not found, it performs a search.
-nojit	Turns off the just-in-time compiler.	None	Enabled
-pid	Unix only; allows you to enter a path and filename where the system should store the application PID.	Path and filename for pid storage	Resin.pid
-remove	NT only; removes the Resin server from services.	None	None
-remove-as	NT only; removes the named Resin server from services.	name	None
-resin_home	Sets the path to the Resin installation directory.	Path to Resin installation	Parent of wrapper. pl or resin.dll file
-verbose	Using this argument causes the server to display information about the currently installed Java SDK as well as defined environment variables such as -classpath or JAVA_HOME.	None	Off
-X	Passes the specified option to the JDK	Java option	None