# iRule Editor - Auto Connection

**URL:** <https://community.f5.com/t/irule-editor-auto-connection/66630>\
**Category:** F5 Technical Articles\
**Tags:** dev, irules, devops, big-ip, news, application-delivery, tech-tip, isv\
**Created:** [January 14, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/irule-editor-auto-connection/66630 "2010-01-14T15:46:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Pruitt](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/joe_pruitt/32/8438_2.png) [@Joe\_Pruitt](https://community.f5.com/u/Joe_Pruitt)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/irule-editor-auto-connection/66630/1 "2010-01-14T15:46:00Z")

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In the latest release of the iRule Editor v 0.10.1, I&nbsp;added several new features.&nbsp; This tutorial will walk through the Auto Connection features I’ve added that allow you to supply command line arguments to have the iRule editor automatically connect to your specified BIG-IP.

Usage:

```auto
iRuler.exe [args] args 
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/h hostname - the hostname (or ip) of your BIG-IP 
/u username - the admin username 
/p password - the admin password

```

The following video will walk you through the steps to auto connect from the command line as well as how to create a desktop shortcut to each of your BIG-IP systems.

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**Author:** ![Jude\_Baril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@Jude\_Baril](https://community.f5.com/u/Jude_Baril)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/irule-editor-auto-connection/66630/2 "2018-09-14T15:08:48Z")

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Running version iRuler.exe 0.11.6.1 on Windows 10 and those options are not running correctly. I get an unmanaged exception from the application when i launch with /h /u and /p options.

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**Author:** ![Dhyeyp10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@Dhyeyp10](https://community.f5.com/u/Dhyeyp10)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/irule-editor-auto-connection/66630/3 "2025-07-28T15:08:29Z")

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where can i get this editor? can someone please send me the link