.TH ycmd 1
.SH NAME
ycmd - code-completion and comprehension server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ycmd
.RB [ \-h]
.RB [ \--host
.IR HOST ]
.RB [ \--port
.IR PORT ]
.RB [ \--log
.IR LOGLEVEL ]
.RB [ \--idle_suicide_seconds
.IR IDLE_SUICIDE_SECONDS ]
.RB [ \--options_file
.IR OPTIONS_FILE ]
.RB [ \--stdout
.IR STDOUT ]
.RB [ \--stderr
.IR STDERR ]
.RB [ \--keep_logfiles]
.SH DESCRIPTION
ycmd is a server that provides APIs for code-completion and other
code-comprehension use-cases like semantic GoTo commands (and others). For
certain filetypes, ycmd can also provide diagnostic errors and warnings.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-h ", " \-\^\-help
Print a usage message briefly summarizing these command-line options
and the bug-reporting address, then exit.
.TP
.BR \-\^\-host " " [ \fIHOST\fP ]
Listen on specified 
.I HOST
address (default is localhost if none specified).
.TP
.BR \-\^\-port " " [ \fIPORT\fP ]
Listen on specified TCP
.I PORT
number.
.TP
.BR \-\^\-log" " [ \fILOGLEVEL\fP ]
Log level, one of [ \fIdebug\fP | \fIinfo\fP | \fIwarning\fP | \fIerror\fP| \fIcritical\fP ]
.TP
.BR \-\^\-idle_suicide_seconds " " [ \fIIDLE_SUICIDE_SECONDS\fP ]
.IR IDLE_SUICIDE_SECONDS
before server shuts down.
.TP
.BR \-\^\-options_file " " [ \fIOPTIONS_FILE\fP ]
File with user options, in JSON format.
.TP
.BR \-\^\-stdout " " [ \fISTDOUT\fP ]
Optional file to use for stdout.
.TP
.BR \-\^\-stderr " " [ \fISTDERR\fP ]
Optional file to use for stderr.
.TP
.BR \-\^\-keep_logfiles
Retain logfiles after the server exits.