# Command line arguments for KS

## How do I run command-line arguments?

You can run these arguments to make the simulator behave differently, by running Kernel Simulator like below examples:

```cmd
ks.cmd debug
ks.cmd args
```

```sh
ks debug
ks args
```

> \[!NOTE] These command line arguments are handled by the kernel after the pre-boot stage has been done. For pre-boot command line arguments that get executed before the kernel really starts, take a look at the [pre-boot arguments](https://aptivi.gitbook.io/deprecated/nitrocid-ks-v0.0.24-manual/arguments/preboot-command-line-arguments-for-ks).

### Useful arguments

| Argument        | Description                                                  |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| testInteractive | Opens the test interactive shell.                            |
| debug           | Alternative way to turn on kernel debugging.                 |
| args            | Makes the kernel prompt the user to write arguments on boot. |
| help            | Opens help page for command-line arguments                   |
