title: StartupParameters
modifier: colmbritton
created: 20110211110704
modified: 20110216120145
tags: features
creator: psd

TiddlyWiki obtains its StartupParameters from the //location// portion of it's URL (the bit after the '#'). At it's simplest, the StartupParameters can list the names of the tiddlers to be opened when the TiddlyWiki is opened:
{{{
http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#HelloThere JeremyRuston
}}}
In fact, that usage is equivalent to:
{{{
http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#open:HelloThere open:JeremyRuston
}}}
The complete list of commands is:
|!Command |!Description |!Example |
|open:title |Opens the tiddler with the specified title |http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#open:HelloThere |
|start:safe |Switches to SafeMode |http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#start:safe |
|search:text |Performs a search for the specified text |http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#search:jeremy |
|tag:text |Displays tiddlers tagged with the specified tag |http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#tag:news |
|newTiddler:title |Opens a new tiddler with the specified title in edit mode |http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#newTiddler:"This is a new tiddler" |
|newJournal:titleFormat |Opens a new tiddler with the specified [[Date Format String|Date Formats]] |http://www.tiddlywiki.com/#newJournal:"YYYY MMM DD" |

See the details of the underlying ParameterParser for more details.