# cfxEdgeCollector Help Command

```
>>> cfxedgecollector collect --help
```

Command will display the following syntax information.

&#x20; -h, --help                                                                     Show this help message and exit

&#x20; \--jobname                      JOBNAME                   Override job name with this name

&#x20; \--hopcount                     HOPCOUNT             Override hop count

&#x20; \--no\_merge                                                               Do not merge previously collected files (by default merged)

&#x20; \--group                               GROUP                       Override collection group (list)

&#x20; \--seed                                   SEED                           Override seed devices (list)

&#x20; \--rule\_file                        RULE\_FILE                  Override rules filename with this name

&#x20; \--default\_profile           DEFAULT\_PROFILE  Specify default collection profile \
&#x20;                                                                                               (usually 'normal' or 'slow')

&#x20; \--no\_rules                                                                  Do not run any rules, collect only specified groups

&#x20; \--securedir                      SECUREDIR             Directory of RSA Key Pair

&#x20; \--exporteddir               EXPORTEDDIR        Directory where Exported data is stored.

&#x20; \--jobdir                            JOBDIR                         Directory where Collector jobs are stored.

&#x20; \--datadir                         DATADIR                       Directory where Collector Data and logs are stored.

&#x20; \--encrypt                         Encrypt                         Credentials files including inline credentials.

&#x20; \--keep\_raw                                                                Preserve the raw collected data for CLI / APIs.

&#x20; \--worker\_threads                                                 WORKER\_THREADS Number of collection worker threads

&#x20; \--max\_calls                    MAX\_CALLS               Max SNMP Calls for SNMP Table Operations (0 means no   limit)

&#x20; \--max\_rows                   MAX\_ROWS               Max SNMP Rows to be collected for SNMP Table\
&#x20;                                                                                          Operations (0 means no limit, default:100,000)

&#x20; \--max\_time                    MAX\_TIME                  Max time in seconds for an SNMP Table Operation \
&#x20;                                                                                          (0 means no limit, default:1800)

&#x20; \--max\_repetitions         MAX\_REPETITIONS  Max Repetitions SNMP Bulk Walk Table Operation.

&#x20; \--fresh\_start                                                             Clean the existing Database and Re-run the discovery fresh

&#x20; \--rerun\_failed                                                          Run failed hosts from the previous execution.

&#x20; \--rerun\_inprogress                                               Run in-progress hosts from the previous execution.

&#x20; \--rerun\_successful                                                Run successful hosts from the previous execution.

&#x20; \--rerun\_partialfailed                                            Run partially failed hosts from the previous execution.

&#x20; \--schedule                       SCHEDULE                 Run collector at the specified schedule

&#x20; \--daemon                                                                     Run collector in daemon mode (Collector will always be running,   \
&#x20;                                                                                           even when no hosts/devices to discover)   \
\--timezone                     TIMEZONE         Use specified timezone


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