# cfxEdgeCollector Help Command

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

Command will display the following syntax information.

  -h, --help                                                                     Show this help message and exit

  \--jobname                      JOBNAME                   Override job name with this name

  \--hopcount                     HOPCOUNT             Override hop count

  \--no\_merge                                                               Do not merge previously collected files (by default merged)

  \--group                               GROUP                       Override collection group (list)

  \--seed                                   SEED                           Override seed devices (list)

  \--rule\_file                        RULE\_FILE                  Override rules filename with this name

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

  \--no\_rules                                                                  Do not run any rules, collect only specified groups

  \--securedir                      SECUREDIR             Directory of RSA Key Pair

  \--exporteddir               EXPORTEDDIR        Directory where Exported data is stored.

  \--jobdir                            JOBDIR                         Directory where Collector jobs are stored.

  \--datadir                         DATADIR                       Directory where Collector Data and logs are stored.

  \--encrypt                         Encrypt                         Credentials files including inline credentials.

  \--keep\_raw                                                                Preserve the raw collected data for CLI / APIs.

  \--worker\_threads                                                 WORKER\_THREADS Number of collection worker threads

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

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

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

  \--max\_repetitions         MAX\_REPETITIONS  Max Repetitions SNMP Bulk Walk Table Operation.

  \--fresh\_start                                                             Clean the existing Database and Re-run the discovery fresh

  \--rerun\_failed                                                          Run failed hosts from the previous execution.

  \--rerun\_inprogress                                               Run in-progress hosts from the previous execution.

  \--rerun\_successful                                                Run successful hosts from the previous execution.

  \--rerun\_partialfailed                                            Run partially failed hosts from the previous execution.

  \--schedule                       SCHEDULE                 Run collector at the specified schedule

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