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The available command line switches can be printed by running Boa.py -h
Command-line usage: Boa.py [options] [file1] [file2] ...
-C, --Constricted:
        Runs in constricted mode, overrides the Preference
-D, --Debug:
        Runs the first filename passed on the command-line in the Debugger
        on startup
-T, --Trace:
        Runs in traceing mode. Used for tracking down core dumps. Every
        function call is logged to a file which can later be parsed for
        a traceback
-S, --StartupFile:
        Executes the script pointed to by $BOASTARTUP or $PYTHONSTARTUP in
        the Shell namespace. The Editor object is available as sys.boa_ide.
        Overrides the Preference
-B, --BlockHomePrefs:
        Prevents the $HOME directory being used
-O dirname, --OverridePrefsDirName dirname:
        Specify a different directory to load Preferences from.
        Default is .boa and is used if it exists
-E, --EmptyEditor:
        Don't open the files that were open last time Boa was closed.
-R, --RemoteDebugServer:
        Runs the first filename passed on the command-line in a
        Remote Debugger Server that can be connected to over a socket.'


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