$ /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch --help
Usage: /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch [-vdh] [-p pidfile] [-D prop] [-X prop]
Start elasticsearch.
-d daemonize (run in background)
-p pidfile write PID to <pidfile>
-h
--help print command line options
-v print elasticsearch version, then exit
-D prop set JAVA system property
-X prop set non-standard JAVA system property
--prop=val
--prop val set elasticsearch property (i.e. -Des.<prop>=<val>)
$ /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch --help
starts elasticsearch
Option Description
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-E <KeyValuePair> Configure a setting
-V, --version Prints elasticsearch version information and exits
-d, --daemonize Starts Elasticsearch in the background
-h, --help show help
-p, --pidfile <Path> Creates a pid file in the specified path on start
-q, --quiet Turns off standard output/error streams logging in console
-s, --silent show minimal output
-v, --verbose show verbose output