steam
a launcher for the Steam client from Valve Corporation
TLDR
Launch Steam, printing debug messages to stdout
$ steam
Launch Steam and enable its in-app debug console tab
$ steam -console
Enable and open the Steam console tab in a running Steam instance
$ steam steam://open/console
Log into Steam with the specified credentials
$ steam -login [username] [password]
Launch Steam in Big Picture Mode
$ steam -tenfoot
Exit Steam
$ steam -shutdown
SYNOPSIS
steam [ -options ]
DESCRIPTION
Steam is a software distribution service focused on games, automatic updates, achievements, and social features for gamers.
OPTIONS
This program currently has no documented commandline options.
AUTHOR
The steam launcher script is written and maintained by Valve Corporation.