Command-line options

You can configure Logisim's application preferences via command line options. This can be particularly useful in a laboratory of single-student computers where you want Logisim to start up the same for students every time, regardless of how previous students may have configured the program.

The overall command-line syntax is as follows.

java -jar jarFileName [options] [filenames]

The optional additional files named on the command line will be opened as separate windows within Logisim.

Supported options include the following.

-plain
-empty
-template templateFile: Configures the template for Logisim to use.
-gates [shaped|rectangular]: Configures which type of gate to use.
-locale localeIdentifier: Configures which translation to use. As of this writing, the only supported translation is ``en_US.''
-help: Displays a summary of the command line options.
-version: Displays the Logisim version number.

The following example starts Logisim in its basic configuration.

java -jar jarFileName -plain -gates shaped -locale en_US

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