# User arguments Calcure can be started in special mods using the following user arguments: ### Short arguments `-j` · Start on the journal page `-i` · Start using Persian calendar `-h` · Start on the help page `-p` · Start in the privacy mode (text is obfuscated as •••••) `-v` · Print the version and exit ### Long arguments `--task="My new task"` - Add a new task without running the program. `--event="2022-06-10-My new event"` - Add a new event without running the program. `--folder=FOLDERNAME` - Use datafiles (events and tasks) stored in a specific folder. For example, if you want to have separate databases for work and for personal things, you can start as: `calcure --folder=$HOME/.calcure/work` or `calcure --folder=$HOME/.calcure/personal` The same effect can also be achieved with the `--config` argument, as explained below. `--config=CONFIGFILE.ini` - Use specific config file instead of the default one. For example, if you want to separate not only datafiles, like in the previous example, but other settings too, you can run the program with alternative config as: `calcure --config=$HOME/.config/calcure/config2.ini` If the specified config file does not exist, it will be created with default settings. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://anufrievroman.gitbook.io/calcure/user-arguments.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.