NICOTINE+(1) General Commands Manual NICOTINE+(1)

nicotine - graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network

nicotine [options]

Nicotine+ is a graphical application that allows users to interact with the Soulseek peer-to-peer network.

Use <file> as configuration file. If <file> does not exists a new empty configuration file will be created.
Use <dir> as directory for user data and plugins. If <dir> does not exists a new empty directory will be created.
Show command help and exit.
Start the program without showing window.
Bind sockets to the given <ip> (useful for VPN).
Listen on the given port. Overrides the port range configuration.
Rescan shared files.
Start the program in headless mode (no GUI).
Show version number and exit.

The regular exit status of the program is 0.
If required dependencies are not present, the exit status is 1.
If the given list of arguments cannot be parsed, the exit status is 2.

~/.config/nicotine/config
The configuration file.
~/.local/share/nicotine/
Other personal files such as downloads, shares and logs.

Nicotine+ Team https://nicotine-plus.org/