2.8 Command Line Options

mercury \
	[-style=windows |
	-style=motif |
	-style=platinum |
	-style=cde |
	-style=sgi |
	-style=motifplus]
	[-directrendering | -nodirectrendering]
	[-client] \
	[filename]

-style: Changes the user interface style.

-directrendering and -nodirectrendering: Enables or disables hardware. acceleration. The default is -directrendering on X-windows displays (Unix and Linux) and -nodirectrendering on Windows PCs. If problems are encountered with the 3D display, try both values.

-client: The effect of a mercury -client [filename] command will depend on whether a -client Mercury session is already running. If one is, the named file will be opened in the existing Mercury session. Otherwise, Mercury will be started with the named file loaded and the new session will then listen for, and respond to, any further mercury -client commands.

[filename]: Opens the named file. If no file is given on the command line, Mercury tries to load the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). If it cannot find the CSD (for example because the CSD has not been installed), Mercury will check the environment variable CCDC_TOOLKIT_ASER_DATABASE. If this points to a database in CSD format, all databases in the same directory will be opened.