Command line options

Cartes du Ciel - SkyChart accepts the following options on the command line:

Option Parameter Function
–config configuration
file path
Lets you specify the configuration file to use instead of the
default ”%LOCALAPPDATA%\skychart\skychart.ini” or ”~/.skychart/skychart.ini”
–unique Do not launch the program if another instance is already running
–nosplash Do not show the splash screen on startup
–daemon Start the program in background without showing the main window

On Unix you can send a signal to the running program with the kill command:

Signal Action
1, HUP Reload the default chart and options
15, TERM Gracefully close the program