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Launch options
I was wondering if there was documentation available on what command line arguments are available.
What I'm ideally hoping for is one I can set for steamlink to immediately attempt "start playing" on launch, as if the button was selected immediately or the enter key repetitively pressed.

Thank you
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Major Gnuisance
Dec 22, 2025 @ 11:44am 
I too wish there was some actual documentation.
Looking for option-like strings in the executable revealed some candidates.

$ ostree cat --repo=/var/lib/flatpak/repo flathub:app/com.valvesoftware.SteamLink/x86_64/stable files/bin/steamlink | strings -n 6 | grep '^--\b' --version --skip-update --locale --settings --stats --sdr_config --gameid --performance-icons --performance-overlay --windowed --fullscreen --transport --steamid --server --relay --cert --settingsdata --display --display_index --vsync --novsync --scale --hwaccel --nohwaccel --quality --captureres --framerate --bitrate --burst --hardwarebitratelimit --mousescale --enable-video --disable-video --enable-hevc --enable-audio --disable-audio --enable-input --disable-input --enable-microphone --disable-microphone --d3d9 --d3d11 --controller-overlay-hotkey --appid

(Two garbage results were manually removed.)

The only option I've used before is --windowed.
Note that those results may not be exhaustive and may contain false positives.

I don't see one that might do what you're asking for.
One or several of these might work, with the right parameters: --gameid, --steamid, --server, --appid.

But again, I haven't tried any besides --windowed.
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