Runtime Options

This is a detailed list of all of the runtime options...   -h for help.

  -android_ipaddr TCP/IP address of the Android device from which to fetch the backup/exported XML file (see Note 2).

  -android_port the port number of the Android device from which to fetch the backup/exported XML file. Example: 1821

  -android_file the location of the backup/exported XML file on the Android device.   Example: /Tasker/configs/user/backup.xml

  The above three 'android' options are mutually inclusive.

  -appearance for appearance mode, one of system, light, dark.

  -conditions to display a Profile's and Task's condition(s),

  -c(type) color_name defines a specific color to 'type', where 'type' is one of the following:

  'Project' 'Profile' 'Task' 'Action' 'DisabledProfile' 'UnknownTask'
  'DisabledAction' 'ActionCondition' 'ProfileCondition' 'LauncherTask'
  'Background' 'ActionLabel' 'Bullets' 'TaskerNetInfo', "Preferences',
  "Heading', 'Highlight'

    Example color options: -cTask Green -cBackground Black cProfile 19c8ff

  -ch color help: display all valid colors",

  -detail 0 for minimal mode: simple Project/Profile/Task/Scene names with no details,

  -detail 1 to display the Action list only if the Task is unnamed or anonymous,

  -detail 2 to display Action list names for all Tasks,

  -detail 3 to display Action list names with all parameters for all Tasks,

  -detail 5 to display level 4 detail plus Scene element UI details.

  -e to display 'everything': Runtime settings, Tasker Preferences, Directory, Profile 'conditions', TaskerNet info, and full Task (action) details with Project variables, etc.

  -file to specify a specific XML file to read from your local PC/MAC/Linux drive.

  -font font to use (preferably a monospace font), If "-f help" is entered, then the list of installed monospace fonts on your system will be printed out on the runtime console.

  -g run using the GUI and get arguments from the GUI rather than via the command line,

  -i the amount of indentation for If/Then/Else Task actions (default=4),

  -n {bold highlight italicize} to add formatting options to Project/Profile/Task/Scene names,

  -o to display the Configuration outline and output a map as MapTasker_map.txt

  -preferences to display Tasker's preference settings,

  -pretty to make the output pretty by breaking the lines at commas and open parenthesis,

  -reset to ignore and reset the previously stored runtime arguments to default values,

  -runtime to display the runtime arguments and their settings at the top of the output,

  -twisty to display Task details hidden by a twisty "▶︎". Click on twisty to reveal. (Mutually exclusive with '-everything')

  -taskernet to display any TaskerNet share details,

  The following three arguments are mutually exclusive. Use one only:

  -project 'name of the project' to display a single Project, its Profiles and Tasks only,

  -profile 'profile name' to display a single Profile and its Tasks only,

  -task 'task name' to display a single Task only,