Basic command-line arguments
- +exec x
- Loads the commands located in the specified file.
- -config x
- An alternate configuration file (as opposed to odasrv.cfg in the current folder or ~/.odamex/odasrv.cfg).
- -port x
- A UDP port to listen on.
- -waddir x
- A folder to search for PWADs. odasrv will search the following locations for PWADs and IWADs (in this order):
- -iwad/-file (full paths or relative to current working folder)
- -waddir
- $DOOMWADDIR (environment variable, not recommended)
- $DOOMWADPATH (environment variable)
- $HOME (environment variable)
When specifying multiple paths in -waddir, separate them by spaces. When specifying multiple paths in an environment variable, separate them by semicolons (i.e. export DOOMWADPATH=/usr/local/games/WADs;/usr/local/share/games/WADs).
- -iwad x
- Specifies the full path to the IWAD to use. Alternately, a path relative to -waddir can be given.
- -deh x
- -beh x
- -devparm x
- Runs the server in development mode.
- -skill x
- Skill level.
- 1: I'm too young to die
- 2: Hey not too rough
- 3: Hurt me plenty
- 4: Ultra-Violence
- 5: Nightmare (typical value for multiplayer games)
- -warp x
- Starts the server on the specified map.
- +map x
- Adds a map to the map rotation list. Separate multiple maps with spaces.
- -timer x
- A timelimit
- -avg x
- Austin Virtual Gaming mode, Deathmatch and 20 minute time limit.
- -background x
- -file x
- A PWAD or PWADs to load. Separate multiple PWADs with a space, i.e.
-file dwango5.wad judas23_.wad
- -logfile x
- The odasrv output logfile.
- -heapsize x
- -maxclients x
- The maximum number of clients that can connect to the server.
- -stepmode x
- -blockmap x
- -noflathack