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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 direc-
tory.
-d, --rundir <directory>
Change to a supplied directory before running (default .)
-r, --reactor <reactor>
Choose which reactor to use. See --help-reactors for a list.
--help-reactors
List the names of possibly available reactors.
--spew Write an extremely verbose log of everything that happens. Use-
ful 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. This option implies --no_save.
-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".
Note that if twistd is run as root, the working directory is not
searched for Python modules.
AUTHOR
Written by Moshe Zadka, based on twistd’s help messages
REPORTING BUGS
To report a bug, visit http://twistedmatrix.com/bugs/
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)
Dec 2003 TWISTD(1)
