Command line options for Network Identity Manager are:
| -a or --autoinit | Automatic Initialization of Credentials |
| -i or --kinit | Obtain New Credentials and then exit |
| -d or --destroy | Destroy Credentials belonging to the default identity and then exit |
| -r or --renew | Renew all Credentials and then exit |
| -x or --exit | Signal the running instance of Network Identity Manager to exit |
| --show | Open the Network Identity Manager application window of a running instance. |
| --hide | Hide the Network Identity Manager application window of a running instance. |
| --minimize | Open the Network Identity Manager application window in minimized mode. |