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i know about the -oneunit flag and how to add it. it's great and works well.
is the "one" in the flag significant or can it be changed to "two", "three", etc and will/would that in turn correspond to how many units will complete before the client pauses or shuts down

No. The -oneunit will cause the client to wait/shutdown after one unit. There are no other flags for what you asking. Sorry.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING V7:

In the upcoming V7 client, there will be an enhancement to the capability of the -oneunit flag. You will be able to set --max-units=1 but the value 1 can be increased if you like.

V6 also requires that you restart the client to set the-oneunit flag. In V7, you'll be able to click on Finish for an active WU and functionally it will be the equivalent of setting the -oneunit flag for that particular WU but without restarting anything.

thanks, thats good. i am already using the v7 beta client. i assume it's in the expert view under "extra client configuration options"

No need for the Expert view.

The --max-units=N setting is a command line flag, just like -oneunit. (Note that there are two "--" at the beginning, not one.) The Finish option can be set equally well in Novice/Advanced/Expert mode.

I've only tested --max-units=2 once and it worked, but there still may be a bug or two associated with that setting (though I hope not). If you do use it, please do so in the spirit of beta testing and let us know how well it works.

will do. i will play around with it a bit and see what happens.
i will post back here with results

found the info here
viewtopic.php?f=67&t=18187
thx bruce

Good to know that this feature is implemented in V7. Sometimes I really missed it in the v6 client.