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* Update docs/sources/tempo/setup/command-line-flags.md

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+---
+title: Command line flags  
+menuTitle: Command line flags  
+description: Reference for Tempo command line flags
+weight: 650
+---
+
+# Command line flags
+
+Tempo provides various command-line flags to configure its behavior when starting the binary. This document serves as a reference for these flags.
+
+## Global flags
+
+| Flag | Description | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `--version` | Print this build's version information and exit | `false` |
+| `--mem-ballast-size-mbs` | Size of memory ballast to allocate in MBs | `0` |
+| `--mutex-profile-fraction` | Override default mutex profiling fraction | `0` |
+| `--block-profile-threshold` | Override default block profiling threshold | `0` |
+| `--config.file` | Configuration file to load | |
+| `--config.expand-env` | Whether to expand environment variables in config file | `false` |
+| `--config.verify` | Verify configuration and exit | `false` |
+
+## Target flag
+
+| Flag | Description | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `--target` | Target module to run | `all` |
+
+## Authentication and multitenancy
+
+| Flag | Description | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `--auth.enabled` | Set to true to enable auth (deprecated: use multitenancy.enabled) | `false` |
+| `--multitenancy.enabled` | Set to true to enable multitenancy | `false` |
+
+## HTTP and API settings
+
+| Flag | Description | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `--http-api-prefix` | String prefix for all HTTP API endpoints | `""` |
+| `--enable-go-runtime-metrics` | Set to true to enable all Go runtime metrics | `false` |
+| `--shutdown-delay` | How long to wait between SIGTERM and shutdown | `0` |
+
+## Server settings
+
+| Flag | Description | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `--server.http-listen-port` | HTTP server listen port | `80` |
+| `--server.grpc-listen-port` | gRPC server listen port | `9095` |
+
+## Memberlist settings
+
+| Flag | Description | Default |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `--memberlist.host-port` | Host port to connect to memberlist cluster | |
+| `--memberlist.bind-port` | Port for memberlist to communicate on | `7946` |
+| `--memberlist.message-history-buffer-bytes` | Size in bytes for the message history buffer | `0` |
+
+## Module configuration
+
+You can use additional flags to configuring individual Tempo modules, such as the distributor, ingester, querier, and their components. These flags follow a pattern like `--<module>.<setting>` and are extensively documented in the configuration file format.
+
+Use the configuration file approach described in the [Configuration documentation](../configuration/).
+The documentation has a comprehensive list of all configuration options.
+
+## Usage examples
+
+Start Tempo with a configuration file:
+
+```bash
+tempo --config.file=/etc/tempo/config.yaml
+```
+
+Start Tempo with a specific target:
+
+```bash
+tempo --target=distributor --config.file=/etc/tempo/config.yaml
+```
+
+Verify configuration without starting Tempo:
+
+```bash
+tempo --config.file=/etc/tempo/config.yaml --config.verify
+```
+
+Print version information:
+
+```bash
+tempo --version
+```
+