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To see all command line options, on linux type

python2.5 web2py.py -h

or on windows type

web2py.exe -h

You get:

Options:
    --version             show program's version number and exit
    -h, --help            show this help message and exit
    -i IP, --ip=IP        the ip address of the server (127.0.0.1)
    -p PORT, --port=PORT  the port for of server (8000)
    -a PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
                        the password to be used for administration(use -a
                        '<recycle>' to reuse the last password)
    -u UPGRADE, --upgrade=UPGRADE
                        upgrade applications
    -c SSL_CERTIFICATE, --ssl_certificate=SSL_CERTIFICATE
                        file that contains ssl certificate
    -k SSL_PRIVATE_KEY, --ssl_private_key=SSL_PRIVATE_KEY
                        file that contains ssl private key
    -d PID_FILENAME, --pid_filename=PID_FILENAME
                        file where to store the pid of the server
    -l LOG_FILENAME, --log_filename=LOG_FILENAME
                        file where to log connections
    -n NUMTHREADS, --numthreads=NUMTHREADS
                        number of threads
    -s SERVER_NAME, --server_name=SERVER_NAME
                        the server name for the web server
    -q REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE, --request_queue_size=REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE
                        max number of queued requests when server unavailable
    -o TIMEOUT, --timeout=TIMEOUT
                        timeout for individual request
    -z SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT, --shutdown_timeout=SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT
                        timeout on shutdown of server
    -f FOLDER, --folder=FOLDER
                        the folder where to run web2py
    -S APPNAME, --shell=APPNAME
                        run web2py in interactive shell or IPython(if
                        installed) with specified appname
    -P, --plain           only use plain python shell, should be used with
                        --shell option
    -M, --import_models   auto import model files, default is False, should be
                        used with --shell option
    -R PYTHON_FILE, --run=PYTHON_FILE
                        run PYTHON_FILE in web2py environment, should be used
                        with --shell option
    -W WINSERVICE, --winservice=WINSERVICE
                        -W install|start|stop as windows service
    -L CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
                        Config file

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