When starting the Notes client, you can pass the following startup parameters (command line) to the NOTES.EXE file.
Path to NOTES.INI
NOTES.EXE =C:\LOTUS\NOTES\DATA\NOTES.INI
(note the space after "NOTES.EXE")
Start the Administration client directly
NOTES.EXE ADMINONLY
Open a specific database when starting the client
NOTES.EXE NAMES.NSF NOTES.EXE OPEN NAMES.NSF NOTES.EXE SERVERNAME!!DATABASE.NSF
Specifying an .NDL (Notes DocLink) file
This can be used, for example, to open a specific document directly. For more information about the format of .NDL files, see the article: Format of .NDL files (Notes DocLink).
NOTES.EXE C:\TEMP\DOCLINK.NDL
Open a specific URL when starting the client
NOTES.EXE https://www.madicon.de
Start the Notes client as an OLE server
NOTES.EXE /EMBEDDING NOTES.EXE -EMBEDDING
Start the Notes client in a "minimized" window
NOTES.EXE /AUTOMATION