> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pentaho.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/advanced-topics-pentaho-data-integration-overview/use-command-line-tools-to-run-transformations-and-jobs/startup-script-options.md).

# Startup script options

Pan and Kitchen recognize the command line options in the scripts that start the PDI client: `Spoon.bat` on Windows or `Spoon.sh` on Linux. To use the following options with Pan or Kitchen, modify your startup script to include these options.

**Note:** The startup script default directory is `design-tools/data-integration`. See **Try Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics** for more information,

The following table describes the command line options:

| Option                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **FILTER\_GTK\_WARNINGS**      | <p>Option to suppress GTK warnings from the output of the <code>spoon.sh</code> and <code>kitchen.sh</code> scripts. You can:- Set to <code>true</code> to suppress warnings.</p><ul><li>Leave this option empty to view warnings.</li></ul>                                                                                           |
| **SKIP\_WEBKITGTK\_CHECK**     | <p>Option to suppress warnings that the <code>libwebkitgtk</code> file is not installed when launching the PDI client. You can:- Set to <code>true</code> to suppress warnings.</p><ul><li>Leave this option empty to view warnings.</li></ul>                                                                                         |
| **KETTLE\_HOME**               | Option identifying the user's home directory. The directory contains configuration files, which vary depending on the user who is logged on. You can use the **KETTLE\_HOME** variable to change the location of the files normally in the `<user home>.kettle` directory or to specify the home directory for all users on a machine. |
| **KETTLE\_LOG\_SIZE\_LIMIT**   | Option to limit the log size of transformations and jobs that do not have the **log size limit** property.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **KETTLE\_JNDI\_ROOT**         | Option used to change the Simple JNDI path, which is the directory that contains the `jdbc.properties` file.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **KETTLE\_DIR**                | The directory where the PDI client is installed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **KETTLE\_REPOSITORY**         | The repository that Kettle connects to when it starts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **LIBPATH**                    | Value that is passed as the **-Djava.library.path** Java parameter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **PENTAHO\_DI\_JAVA\_OPTIONS** | Option to pass additional Java arguments when running Kettle. For example, you can set an option to increase the PDI client memory limit. See **Try Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics.**                                                                                                                                          |


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