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title: Starting Ardour From the Command Line
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< h2 > Starting Ardour on the command line (Linux)< / h2 >
< p > Like (almost) any other program on Linux, Ardour can be started on the command line.< / p >
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< li > type the following command in a terminal window< br / > < pre > ardour3< / pre >
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< li > to start Ardour with an existing session, type the following command in a terminal window< br
/>< pre > ardour3 /path/to/session< / pre >
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< p > replacing /path/to/session with the actual path to your session. You can specify either the session folder or any session file inside the folder (including snapshots).< / p >
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< li > to start Ardour with a new, named session, type the following command in a terminal
window< br / > < pre > ardour3 -N /path/to/new/session< / pre >
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< p > replacing /path/to/new/session with the name of the folder where you want the session stored.
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< h3 > Other Command Line Options< / h3 >