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 # llama.cpp/examples/main
 
-This example program allows you to use various LLaMA language models in an easy and efficient way. It is specifically designed to work with the [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp) project, which provides a plain C/C++ implementation with optional 4-bit quantization support for faster, lower memory inference, and is optimized for desktop CPUs. This program can be used to perform various inference tasks with LLaMA models, including generating text based on user-provided prompts and chat-like interactions with reverse prompts.
+This example program allows you to use various LLaMA language models easily and efficiently. It is specifically designed to work with the [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp) project, which provides a plain C/C++ implementation with optional 4-bit quantization support for faster, lower memory inference, and is optimized for desktop CPUs. This program can be used to perform various inference tasks with LLaMA models, including generating text based on user-provided prompts and chat-like interactions with reverse prompts.
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
@@ -17,60 +17,59 @@ This example program allows you to use various LLaMA language models in an easy
 
 To get started right away, run the following command, making sure to use the correct path for the model you have:
 
-#### Unix-based systems (Linux, macOS, etc.):
+First, we will need to download a model. In these examples, we will use the Gemma model from the ggml-org repo on Hugging Face.
+[https://huggingface.co/ggml-org/gemma-1.1-7b-it-Q4_K_M-GGUF/resolve/main/gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf?download=true](https://huggingface.co/ggml-org/gemma-1.1-7b-it-Q4_K_M-GGUF/resolve/main/gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf?download=true)
+
+Once downloaded, place your model in the models folder in llama.cpp.
+
+### Unix-based systems (Linux, macOS, etc.):
+
+##### Input prompt (One-and-done)
 
 ```bash
-./llama-cli -m models/7B/ggml-model.bin --prompt "Once upon a time"
+./llama-cli -m models/gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf --prompt "Once upon a time"
 ```
-
-#### Windows:
-
-```powershell
-llama-cli.exe -m models\7B\ggml-model.bin --prompt "Once upon a time"
-```
-
-For an interactive experience, try this command:
-
-#### Unix-based systems (Linux, macOS, etc.):
+##### Conversation mode (Allow for continuous interaction with the model)
 
 ```bash
-./llama-cli -m models/7B/ggml-model.bin -n -1 --color -r "User:" --in-prefix " " -i -p \
-'User: Hi
-AI: Hello. I am an AI chatbot. Would you like to talk?
-User: Sure!
-AI: What would you like to talk about?
-User:'
+./llama-cli -m models/gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf -cnv --chat-template gemma
 ```
 
-#### Windows:
-
-```powershell
-llama-cli.exe -m models\7B\ggml-model.bin -n -1 --color -r "User:" --in-prefix " " -i -e -p "User: Hi\nAI: Hello. I am an AI chatbot. Would you like to talk?\nUser: Sure!\nAI: What would you like to talk about?\nUser:"
-```
-
-The following command generates "infinite" text from a starting prompt (you can use `Ctrl-C` to stop it):
-
-#### Unix-based systems (Linux, macOS, etc.):
-
+##### Infinite text from a starting prompt (you can use `Ctrl-C` to stop it):
 ```bash
-./llama-cli -m models/7B/ggml-model.bin --ignore-eos -n -1
+./llama-cli -m models\gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf --ignore-eos -n -1
 ```
 
-#### Windows:
+### Windows:
+
+##### Input prompt (One-and-done)
+```powershell
+./llama-cli.exe -m models\gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf --prompt "Once upon a time"
+```
+##### Conversation mode (Allow for continuous interaction with the model)
 
 ```powershell
-llama-cli.exe -m models\7B\ggml-model.bin --ignore-eos -n -1
+./llama-cli.exe -m models\gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf -cnv --chat-template gemma
+```
+
+#### Infinite text from a starting prompt (you can use `Ctrl-C` to stop it):
+
+```powershell
+llama-cli.exe -m models\gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf --ignore-eos -n -1
 ```
 
 ## Common Options
 
 In this section, we cover the most commonly used options for running the `llama-cli` program with the LLaMA models:
 
--   `-m FNAME, --model FNAME`: Specify the path to the LLaMA model file (e.g., `models/7B/ggml-model.gguf`; inferred from `--model-url` if set).
--   `-mu MODEL_URL --model-url MODEL_URL`: Specify a remote http url to download the file (e.g https://huggingface.co/ggml-org/models/resolve/main/phi-2/ggml-model-q4_0.gguf).
+-   `-m FNAME, --model FNAME`: Specify the path to the LLaMA model file (e.g., `models/gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf`; inferred from `--model-url` if set).
+-   `-mu MODEL_URL --model-url MODEL_URL`: Specify a remote http url to download the file (e.g [https://huggingface.co/ggml-org/gemma-1.1-7b-it-Q4_K_M-GGUF/resolve/main/gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf?download=true](https://huggingface.co/ggml-org/gemma-1.1-7b-it-Q4_K_M-GGUF/resolve/main/gemma-1.1-7b-it.Q4_K_M.gguf?download=true)).
 -   `-i, --interactive`: Run the program in interactive mode, allowing you to provide input directly and receive real-time responses.
 -   `-n N, --n-predict N`: Set the number of tokens to predict when generating text. Adjusting this value can influence the length of the generated text.
 -   `-c N, --ctx-size N`: Set the size of the prompt context. The default is 512, but LLaMA models were built with a context of 2048, which will provide better results for longer input/inference.
+-   `-mli, --multiline-input`: Allows you to write or paste multiple lines without ending each in '\'
+-   `-t N, --threads N`: Set the number of threads to use during generation. For optimal performance, it is recommended to set this value to the number of physical CPU cores your system has.
+-   -   `-ngl N, --n-gpu-layers N`: When compiled with GPU support, this option allows offloading some layers to the GPU for computation. Generally results in increased performance.
 
 ## Input Prompts
 
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ In interactive mode, users can participate in text generation by injecting their
 
 -   `-i, --interactive`: Run the program in interactive mode, allowing users to engage in real-time conversations or provide specific instructions to the model.
 -   `--interactive-first`: Run the program in interactive mode and immediately wait for user input before starting the text generation.
+-   `-cnv,  --conversation`:  Run the program in conversation mode (does not print special tokens and suffix/prefix, use default chat template) (default: false)
 -   `--color`: Enable colorized output to differentiate visually distinguishing between prompts, user input, and generated text.
 
 By understanding and utilizing these interaction options, you can create engaging and dynamic experiences with the LLaMA models, tailoring the text generation process to your specific needs.
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ The `--in-suffix` flag is used to add a suffix after your input. This is useful
 ```sh
 ./llama-cli -r "User:" --in-prefix " " --in-suffix "Assistant:"
 ```
+When --in-prefix or --in-suffix options are enabled the chat template ( --chat-template ) is disabled
+
+### Chat templates
+
+ `--chat-template JINJA_TEMPLATE`: This option sets a custom jinja chat template. It accepts a string, not a file name.  Default: template taken from model's metadata. Llama.cpp only supports [some pre-defined templates](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/wiki/Templates-supported-by-llama_chat_apply_template). These include llama2, llama3, gemma, monarch, chatml, orion, vicuna, vicuna-orca, deepseek, command-r, zephyr. When --in-prefix or --in-suffix options are enabled the chat template ( --chat-template ) is disabled.
+
+ Example usage: `--chat-template gemma`
 
 ## Context Management
 
@@ -124,9 +131,7 @@ During text generation, LLaMA models have a limited context size, which means th
 
 ### Context Size
 
-The `--ctx-size` option allows you to set the size of the prompt context used by the LLaMA models during text generation. A larger context size helps the model to better comprehend and generate responses for longer input or conversations.
-
--   `-c N, --ctx-size N`: Set the size of the prompt context (default: 512). The LLaMA models were built with a context of 2048, which will yield the best results on longer input/inference. However, increasing the context size beyond 2048 may lead to unpredictable results.
+- `-c N, --ctx-size N`: Set the size of the prompt context (default: 0, 0 = loaded from model). The LLaMA models were built with a context of 2048-8192, which will yield the best results on longer input/inference.
 
 ### Extended Context Size
 
@@ -148,15 +153,15 @@ The following options allow you to control the text generation process and fine-
 
 ### Number of Tokens to Predict
 
--   `-n N, --n-predict N`: Set the number of tokens to predict when generating text (default: 128, -1 = infinity, -2 = until context filled)
+-   `-n N, --predict N`: Set the number of tokens to predict when generating text (default: -1, -1 = infinity, -2 = until context filled)
 
-The `--n-predict` option controls the number of tokens the model generates in response to the input prompt. By adjusting this value, you can influence the length of the generated text. A higher value will result in longer text, while a lower value will produce shorter text.
+The `--predict` option controls the number of tokens the model generates in response to the input prompt. By adjusting this value, you can influence the length of the generated text. A higher value will result in longer text, while a lower value will produce shorter text.
 
-A value of -1 will enable infinite text generation, even though we have a finite context window. When the context window is full, some of the earlier tokens (half of the tokens after `--n-keep`) will be discarded. The context must then be re-evaluated before generation can resume. On large models and/or large context windows, this will result in significant pause in output.
+A value of -1 will enable infinite text generation, even though we have a finite context window. When the context window is full, some of the earlier tokens (half of the tokens after `--keep`) will be discarded. The context must then be re-evaluated before generation can resume. On large models and/or large context windows, this will result in a significant pause in output.
 
 If the pause is undesirable, a value of -2 will stop generation immediately when the context is filled.
 
-It is important to note that the generated text may be shorter than the specified number of tokens if an End-of-Sequence (EOS) token or a reverse prompt is encountered. In interactive mode text generation will pause and control will be returned to the user. In non-interactive mode, the program will end. In both cases, the text generation may stop before reaching the specified `n-predict` value. If you want the model to keep going without ever producing End-of-Sequence on its own, you can use the `--ignore-eos` parameter.
+It is important to note that the generated text may be shorter than the specified number of tokens if an End-of-Sequence (EOS) token or a reverse prompt is encountered. In interactive mode, text generation will pause and control will be returned to the user. In non-interactive mode, the program will end. In both cases, the text generation may stop before reaching the specified `--predict` value. If you want the model to keep going without ever producing End-of-Sequence on its own, you can use the `--ignore-eos` parameter.
 
 ### Temperature
 
@@ -164,15 +169,15 @@ It is important to note that the generated text may be shorter than the specifie
 
 Temperature is a hyperparameter that controls the randomness of the generated text. It affects the probability distribution of the model's output tokens. A higher temperature (e.g., 1.5) makes the output more random and creative, while a lower temperature (e.g., 0.5) makes the output more focused, deterministic, and conservative. The default value is 0.8, which provides a balance between randomness and determinism. At the extreme, a temperature of 0 will always pick the most likely next token, leading to identical outputs in each run.
 
-Example usage: `--temp 0.5`
+Example usage: `--temp 0`
 
 ### Repeat Penalty
 
--   `--repeat-penalty N`: Control the repetition of token sequences in the generated text (default: 1.1).
+-   `--repeat-penalty N`: Control the repetition of token sequences in the generated text default: 1.0, 1.0 = disabled).
 -   `--repeat-last-n N`: Last n tokens to consider for penalizing repetition (default: 64, 0 = disabled, -1 = ctx-size).
 -   `--no-penalize-nl`: Disable penalization for newline tokens when applying the repeat penalty.
 
-The `repeat-penalty` option helps prevent the model from generating repetitive or monotonous text. A higher value (e.g., 1.5) will penalize repetitions more strongly, while a lower value (e.g., 0.9) will be more lenient. The default value is 1.1.
+The `repeat-penalty` option helps prevent the model from generating repetitive or monotonous text. A higher value (e.g., 1.5) will penalize repetitions more strongly, while a lower value (e.g., 0.9) will be more lenient. The default value is 1.
 
 The `repeat-last-n` option controls the number of tokens in the history to consider for penalizing repetition. A larger value will look further back in the generated text to prevent repetitions, while a smaller value will only consider recent tokens. A value of 0 disables the penalty, and a value of -1 sets the number of tokens considered equal to the context size (`ctx-size`).
 
@@ -196,19 +201,19 @@ Top-p sampling, also known as nucleus sampling, is another text generation metho
 
 Example usage: `--top-p 0.95`
 
-### Min P Sampling
+### Min-P Sampling
 
--   `--min-p N`: Sets a minimum base probability threshold for token selection (default: 0.05).
+-   `--min-p N`: Sets a minimum base probability threshold for token selection (default: 0.1).
 
 The Min-P sampling method was designed as an alternative to Top-P, and aims to ensure a balance of quality and variety. The parameter *p* represents the minimum probability for a token to be considered, relative to the probability of the most likely token. For example, with *p*=0.05 and the most likely token having a probability of 0.9, logits with a value less than 0.045 are filtered out.
 
 Example usage: `--min-p 0.05`
 
-### Tail Free Sampling (TFS)
+### Tail-Free Sampling (TFS)
 
 -   `--tfs N`: Enable tail free sampling with parameter z (default: 1.0, 1.0 = disabled).
 
-Tail free sampling (TFS) is a text generation technique that aims to reduce the impact of less likely tokens, which may be less relevant, less coherent, or nonsensical, on the output. Similar to Top-P it tries to determine the bulk of the most likely tokens dynamically. But TFS filters out logits based on the second derivative of their probabilities. Adding tokens is stopped after the sum of the second derivatives reaches the parameter z. In short: TFS looks how quickly the probabilities of the tokens decrease and cuts off the tail of unlikely tokens using the parameter z. Typical values for z are in the range of 0.9 to 0.95. A value of 1.0 would include all tokens, and thus disables the effect of TFS.
+Tail-free sampling (TFS) is a text generation technique that aims to reduce the impact of less likely tokens, which may be less relevant, less coherent, or nonsensical, on the output. Similar to Top-P it tries to determine the bulk of the most likely tokens dynamically. But TFS filters out logits based on the second derivative of their probabilities. Adding tokens is stopped after the sum of the second derivatives reaches the parameter z. In short: TFS looks at how quickly the probabilities of the tokens decrease and cuts off the tail of unlikely tokens using the parameter z. Typical values for z are in the range of 0.9 to 0.95. A value of 1.0 would include all tokens and thus disables the effect of TFS.
 
 Example usage: `--tfs 0.95`
 
@@ -307,10 +312,8 @@ These options provide extra functionality and customization when running the LLa
 
 -   `-h, --help`: Display a help message showing all available options and their default values. This is particularly useful for checking the latest options and default values, as they can change frequently, and the information in this document may become outdated.
 -   `--verbose-prompt`: Print the prompt before generating text.
--   `-ngl N, --n-gpu-layers N`: When compiled with GPU support, this option allows offloading some layers to the GPU for computation. Generally results in increased performance.
 -   `-mg i, --main-gpu i`: When using multiple GPUs this option controls which GPU is used for small tensors for which the overhead of splitting the computation across all GPUs is not worthwhile. The GPU in question will use slightly more VRAM to store a scratch buffer for temporary results. By default GPU 0 is used.
 -   `-ts SPLIT, --tensor-split SPLIT`: When using multiple GPUs this option controls how large tensors should be split across all GPUs. `SPLIT` is a comma-separated list of non-negative values that assigns the proportion of data that each GPU should get in order. For example, "3,2" will assign 60% of the data to GPU 0 and 40% to GPU 1. By default the data is split in proportion to VRAM but this may not be optimal for performance.
 -   `--lora FNAME`: Apply a LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation) adapter to the model (implies --no-mmap). This allows you to adapt the pretrained model to specific tasks or domains.
 -   `--lora-base FNAME`: Optional model to use as a base for the layers modified by the LoRA adapter. This flag is used in conjunction with the `--lora` flag, and specifies the base model for the adaptation.
-
 -   `-hfr URL --hf-repo URL`: The url to the Hugging Face model repository. Used in conjunction with `--hf-file` or `-hff`. The model is downloaded and stored in the file provided by `-m` or `--model`. If `-m` is not provided, the model is auto-stored in the path specified by the `LLAMA_CACHE` environment variable  or in an OS-specific local cache.