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Error: Unknown option --usage
Usage
--?
print command line options and exit
-h, --help
print usage information and exit
-v, --version
print the version information and exit
-p, --propfile <argument>
the jmeter property file to use
-q, --addprop <argument>
additional JMeter property file(s)
-t, --testfile <argument>
the jmeter test(.jmx) file to run. "-t LAST" will load last
used file
-l, --logfile <argument>
the file to log samples to
-i, --jmeterlogconf <argument>
jmeter logging configuration file (log4j2.xml)
-j, --jmeterlogfile <argument>
jmeter run log file (jmeter.log)
-n, --nongui
run JMeter in nongui mode
-s, --server
run the JMeter server
-E, --proxyScheme <argument>
Set a proxy scheme to use for the proxy server
-H, --proxyHost <argument>
Set a proxy server for JMeter to use
-P, --proxyPort <argument>
Set proxy server port for JMeter to use
-N, --nonProxyHosts <argument>
Set nonproxy host list (e.g. *.apache.org|localhost)
-u, --username <argument>
Set username for proxy server that JMeter is to use
-a, --password <argument>
Set password for proxy server that JMeter is to use
-J, --jmeterproperty <argument>=<value>
Define additional JMeter properties
-G, --globalproperty <argument>=<value>
Define Global properties (sent to servers)
e.g. -Gport=123
or -Gglobal.properties
-D, --systemproperty <argument>=<value>
Define additional system properties
-S, --systemPropertyFile <argument>
additional system property file(s)
-f, --forceDeleteResultFile
force delete existing results files and web report folder if
present before starting the test
-L, --loglevel <argument>=<value>
[category=]level e.g. jorphan=INFO, jmeter.util=DEBUG or com
.example.foo=WARN
-r, --runremote
Start remote servers (as defined in remote_hosts)
-R, --remotestart <argument>
Start these remote servers (overrides remote_hosts)
-d, --homedir <argument>
the jmeter home directory to use
-X, --remoteexit
Exit the remote servers at end of test (non-GUI)
-g, --reportonly <argument>
generate report dashboard only, from a test results file
-e, --reportatendofloadtests
generate report dashboard after load test
-o, --reportoutputfolder <argument>
output folder for report dashboard
Error: Unknown option --usage
Options (30)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
--? | print command line options and exit | help |
-h, --help | print usage information and exit | help |
-v, --version | print the version information and exit | help |
-p, --propfile argument | the jmeter property file to use | help |
-q, --addprop argument | additional JMeter property file(s) | help |
-t, --testfile argument | the jmeter test(.jmx) file to run. | help |
-l, --logfile argument | the file to log samples to | help |
-i, --jmeterlogconf argument | jmeter logging configuration file (log4j2.xml) | help |
-j, --jmeterlogfile argument | jmeter run log file (jmeter.log) | help |
-n, --nongui | run JMeter in nongui mode | help |
-s, --server | run the JMeter server | help |
-E, --proxyScheme argument | Set a proxy scheme to use for the proxy server | help |
-H, --proxyHost argument | Set a proxy server for JMeter to use | help |
-P, --proxyPort argument | Set proxy server port for JMeter to use | help |
-N, --nonProxyHosts argument | Set nonproxy host list (e.g. *.apache.org|localhost) | help |
-u, --username argument | Set username for proxy server that JMeter is to use | help |
-a, --password argument | Set password for proxy server that JMeter is to use | help |
-J, --jmeterproperty argument>=<value | Define additional JMeter properties | help |
-G, --globalproperty argument>=<value | Define Global properties (sent to servers) e.g. -Gport=123 or -Gglobal.properties | help |
-D, --systemproperty argument>=<value | Define additional system properties | help |
-S, --systemPropertyFile argument | additional system property file(s) | help |
-f, --forceDeleteResultFile | force delete existing results files and web report folder if present before starting the test | help |
-L, --loglevel argument>=<value | [category=]level e.g. jorphan=INFO, jmeter.util=DEBUG or com .example.foo=WARN | help |
-r, --runremote | Start remote servers (as defined in remote_hosts) | help |
-R, --remotestart argument | Start these remote servers (overrides remote_hosts) | help |
-d, --homedir argument | the jmeter home directory to use | help |
-X, --remoteexit | Exit the remote servers at end of test (non-GUI) | help |
-g, --reportonly argument | generate report dashboard only, from a test results file | help |
-e, --reportatendofloadtests | generate report dashboard after load test | help |
-o, --reportoutputfolder argument | output folder for report dashboard | help |
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