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# General configuration

**`--folder`**\
Specifies the root folder of the project.Please note that this option is not supported by the dockerized client yet. \
Default: the current folder \
Example: **`--folder=/projects/sample`**

**`--auth-file`**\
Specifies where to find the authorisation file, which can be downloaded from the "Tokens" view of the Meterian Dashboard \
Example: **`--auth-file=~/ci.json`**

**`--interactive`**\
When no authorisation file is present (or is invalid) and an authentication token is not present in the environment variables (see the section [authorisation in non-interactive mode](/the-client/using-client-ci-cd/autorization-in-non-interactive-mode.md) for more information)  this option allows using the system standard internet browser in order to perform the authentication\
Default: true \
Example: **`--interactive=false`**

**`--fail-gracefully`**\
In case of any system failure the client will report a non-zero exit code, thus failing or blocking the build if configured in a pipeline: this flag forces a 0 exit in case of a system failure\
Default: false \
Example: **`--fail-gracefully`**or **`--fail-gracefully=true`**

**`--exclude-folders`**\
Certain scanners are able to work recursively: in that situation is possible to exclude folders from the analysis using standard global regexes separated by commas\
Example: **`--exclude-folders=**/*.samples,**/*.labs`**

**`--ignore-exclusions`**\
Instruct the scanner to ignore all exclusions reported in the `.meterian` flle\
Default: false \
Example: **`--ignore-exclusions`** or **`--ignore-exclusions=true`**

**`--exclude-roots`**\
In a multi project setting, should you need to exclude certain sub-projects you can use this flag to specify them\
Example: **`--exclude-roots=app,lib`**

```
Root project 'basic-multiproject'
+--- Project ':android-sources'
+--- Project ':app'
\--- Project ':lib'
```

Given the above structure the example flag will cause project `app` and `lib` and all their sub-dependencies to be excluded  from the analysis 

**`--external-exclusions`**\
Specifies where to load the `.meterian` exclusions file from instead of loaded it directly from within your project folder (read more about exclusions [here](/the-meterian-webapp/advanced-functionalities/set-exclusion.md))\
Example: **`--external-exclusions=/path/to/a/folder`**