Command line parameters

Command line parameters might be passed directly to dbeaver[.exe] executable.
On Windows you also can use dbeaver-cli.exe executable (it doesn't spawn new window so you can see output messages).

DBeaver control

Name	Value	Example
-help	Prints help message
-stop	Quits DBeaver
-dump	Prints DBeaver thread dump
-f	Opens file in DBeaver UI	-f c:\some-path\some-file.sql
-con	Opens database connection in DBeaver UI	See connection parameters table
-closeTabs	Closes all open editor tabs
-disconnectAll	Closes all open connections
-reuseWorkspace	Force reuse of single workspace by multiple DBeaver instances
-newInstance	Force new DBeaver instance creation (do not try to reuse already running one)

System parameters

Name	Value	Example
-nl	Locale	en_US
-data	Workspace path	c:\ProgramData\MyWorkspace
-nosplash	Omits splash screen	true
-clean	Clears all Eclipse caches. Use it if DBeaver fails to start after version upgrade.
-vmargs	VM parameters	See VM arguments table

VM arguments

You can pass any advanced Java parameters supported by your local JVM (Oracle, OpenJDK, IBM, etc).
Parameters supported by Oracle JVM (1.8): https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/windows/java.html

Parameters supported by all JVMs:

Name	Value	Example
-Xms	Sets initial memory available for DBeaver	-Xmx1000m
-Xmx	Sets maximum memory available for DBeaver	-Xmx4000m

Connection parameters

All connection parameters must be supplied as a single command line argument, parameters are divided by pipe (|). Parameter name and value are divided by =.
Example: -con driver=sqlite|database=C:\db\SQLite\Chinook.db|name=SQLiteChin|openConsole=true|folder=SQLite

Name	Value	Example
name	Connection name	Test connection
driver	Driver name or ID	driver=sqlite, driver=mysql, etc
url	Connection URL. Optional (JDBC URL may be constructed by driver from other parameters)	url=jdbc:sqlite:C:\db\SQLite\Chinook.db
host	Database host name (optional)	host=localhost
port	Database port number (optional)	port=1534
server	Database server name (optional)	server=myserver
database	Database name or path (optional)	database=db-name
user	User name (optional)	user=root
password	User password (optional)	password=mysecret
savePassword	Do not ask use password on connect	savePassword=true
showSystemObjects	Show/hide system schemas, tables ,etc	showSystemObjects=true
showUtilityObjects	Show/hide utility schemas, tables ,etc	showUtilityObjects=true
folder	Put new connection in a folder	folder=FolderName
autoCommit	Sets connection auto commit flag (default value depends on driver)	autoCommit=true
prop.propName	Advanced connection parameters (depend on driver)	prop.connectTimeout=30
id	Connection id	oracle_thin-16a88e815bd-70598e648cedd28c (useful in conjunction with create=false)
connect	Connect to this database	connect=false
openConsole	Open SQL console for this database (sets connect to true)	openConsole=true
create	Create new connection	create=false (true by default). If set to false then existing connection configuration will be used. name or id parameter must be specified.