--- layout: default title: Starting Ardour From the Command Line (Linux) menu_title: Starting from Linux Cmdline ---

Like (almost) any other program on Linux, Ardour can be started on the command line. Type the following command in a terminal window:

ardour3

To start Ardour with an existing session:

ardour3 /path/to/session

replacing /path/to/session with the actual path to your session. You can specify either the session folder or any session file inside the folder, including snapshots.

To start Ardour with a new, named session:

ardour3 -N /path/to/session

Other Command Line Options