TWISTD.1

  1. NAME
  2. SYNOPSIS
  3. DESCRIPTION
  4. AUTHOR
  5. REPORTING BUGS
  6. COPYRIGHT
  7. SEE ALSO

NAME

twistd - run Twisted applications (TACs, TAPs)

SYNOPSIS

twistd [options]

DESCRIPTION

Read an twisted.application.service.Application out of a file and runs it.

-n, --nodaemon
Don't daemonize (stay in foreground)
-q, --quiet
be a little more quiet
-p, --profile
Run profiler
-b, --debug
Run the application in the Python Debugger (implies nodaemon option). Sending a SIGUSR2 signal to the process will drop it into the debugger.
-o, --no_save
Do not save shutdown state
--originalname
Behave as though the specified Application has no process name set, and run with the standard process name (the python binary in most cases).
-l, --logfile<logfile>
Log to a specified file, - for stdout (default twistd.log). The log file will be rotated on SIGUSR1.
--pidfile<pidfile>
Save pid in specified file (default twistd.pid)
--chroot<directory>
Chroot to a supplied directory before running (default -- don't chroot). Chrooting is done before changing the current directory.
-d, --rundir<directory>
Change to a supplied directory before running (default .)
-r, --reactor<reactor>
Choose which ReactorCore event loop to use, such as 'poll' or 'gtk'.
--spew
Write an extremely verbose log of everything that happens. Useful for debugging freezes or locks in complex code.
-f, --file<tap file>
Read the given .tap file (default twistd.tap)
-x, --xml<tax file>
Load an Application from the given .tax (XML) file.
-s, --source<tas file>
Load an Application from the given .tas (AOT Python source) file.
-y, --python<python file>
Use the variable application from the given Python file. This setting, if given, overrides -f.
-g, --plugin<plugin name>
Read config.tac from a plugin package, as with -y.
--syslog
Log to syslog, not to file.
--prefix<prefix>
Use the specified prefix when logging to logfile. Default is twisted.

AUTHOR

Written by Moshe Zadka, based on twistd's help messages

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <twisted-python@twistedmatrix.com>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003 Matthew W. Lefkowitz This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

mktap(1)

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Version: 1.2.0