nextcloud-desktop/doc/options.rst

You have the option of starting your Nextcloud desktop client with the nextcloud command. The following options are supported:

nextcloud -h or nextcloud --help

Displays all command options.

The other options are:

--logwindow

Opens a window displaying log output.

--logfile <filename>

Write log output to the file specified. To write to stdout, specify - as the filename.

--logdir <name>

Writes each synchronization log output in a new file in the specified directory.

--logexpire <hours>

Removes logs older than the value specified (in hours). This command is used with --logdir.

--logflush

Clears (flushes) the log file after each write action.

--logdebug

Also output debug-level messages in the log (equivalent to setting the env var QT_LOGGING_RULES="qt.=true;.debug=true").

--confdir <dirname>

Uses the specified configuration directory.

--background

Launch the application in the background (i.e. without opening the main dialog).