There are several commands you can run to control the FitNesse wiki, as shown below. (The values shown between braces are the default values.) {{{ java -jar fitnesse.jar [-pdrleoa] -p {80} or {9123 if -c} -d {.} -r {FitNesseRoot} -l {no logging} -e {14} Number of days before page versions expire -o omit updates -a {user:pwd | user-file-name} enable authentication. -i Install only, do not run fitnesse after install. -c Run a Rest Command and then exit. (Return status is the number of test pages that failed as a result of the command.) }}} You can find more information on the -c options at CommandLineRestCommands.