The following command line parameters are available when calling CMView from the command line, help can be obtained by calling cmview -h:
-p <pdb code>: a 4-letter PDB code to be loaded in CMView from Online PDB (Internet connection required).
-f <pdb file>: a local PDB file to be loaded in CMView.
-c <chain code>: a PDB chain code. This will be the chain selected either from the PDB file or for the given PDB code. If one is not given then default chain 'A' will be chosen.
-t <contact type>: the contact type for the Contact Map to be loaded in CMView.
-d <distance cutoff>: the distance cutoff for the Contact Map to be loaded in CMView.
-o <config file>: a file to read configuration parameters from. See Configuration.
-v: print version and exit.
-h: print help on command line parameters and exit.