# Help with specifying multiple options on the Elasticsearch command line **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 6, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-specifying-multiple-options-on-the-elasticsearch-command-line/210923 "2019-12-06T17:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Craig.Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Craig.Wheeler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Craig.Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-specifying-multiple-options-on-the-elasticsearch-command-line/210923/1 "2019-12-06T17:41:32Z")
I'm running Elasticsearch 7.5 on Windows and I'm trying to pass multiple configuration options on the command line to bootstrap my cluster: `elasticsearch.bat-Egateway.expected_data_nodes=0 -Ecluster.initial_master_nodes=MasterNode` As Elasticsearch is starting, it throws an IllegalArgumentException: `"java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Failed to parse value [0 -Ecluster.initial_master_nodes=MasterNode] for setting [gateway.expected_data_nodes]"` If I reverse the order of the parameters, I get this: `[2019-12-06T09:36:14,746][MasterNode][INFO][o.e.c.c.ClusterBootstrapService] skipping cluster bootstrapping as local node does not match bootstrap requirements: [MasterNode -Egateway.expected_data_nodes=0]` If I specify only one of the two configuration settings, everything works. Can someone please help me understand what I am doing wrong? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-specifying-multiple-options-on-the-elasticsearch-command-line/210923/2 "2020-01-03T17:41:33Z")
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