# Kalliope Command-line interface ## SYNOPSIS This is the syntax used to run Kalliope from command line ``` cd /path/to/kalliope python kalliope.py command --option ``` For example, to start Kalliope we simply use ``` python kalliope.py start ``` ## ARGUMENTS ### start Start Kalliope main program Example usage ``` python kalliope.py start ``` To kill Kalliope, you can press "Ctrl-C" on your keyboard. ### gui Launch the Kalliope shell Graphical User Interface. The GUI allow you to test your [STT](stt.md) and [TTS](tts.md) that you have configured in [settings.yml](default_settings.md) file of Kalliope. Example usage ``` python kalliope.py gui ``` ## OPTIONS ### --run-synapse SYNAPSE_NAME Run a specific synapse from the brain file. Example usage ``` python kalliope.py start --run-synapse "say hello" ``` ### --brain-file BRAIN_FILE To use another brain file than the default one from the root of the project folder. > **Important note:** The path must be absolute. The absolute path contains the root directory and all other subdirectories in which a file or folder is contained. Example usage ``` python kalliope.py start --brain-file /home/me/my_other_brain.yml python kalliope.py start --run-synapse "say hello" --brain-file /home/me/my_other_brain.yml ``` ### --debug Show debug output in the console Example usage ``` python kalliope.py start --debug ```