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NAME
       twistd - run Twisted applications (TACs, TAPs)

SYNOPSIS
       ttwwiissttdd [options]

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

       -nn, --nnooddaaeemmoonn
              Don't daemonize (stay in foreground)

       -qq, --qquuiieett
              be a little more quiet

       -pp, --pprrooffiillee
              Run profiler

       -bb, --ddeebbuugg
              Run the application in the  Python  Debugger  (implies  nodaemon
              option).   Sending  a SIGUSR2 signal to the process will drop it
              into the debugger.

       -oo, --nnoossaavvee
              Do not save shutdown state

       --oorriiggiinnaallnnaammee
              Behave as though the specified Application has no  process  name
              set,  and  run with the standard process name (the python binary
              in most cases).

       -ll, --llooggffiillee 
              Log to a specified file, - for stdout (default twistd.log).  The
              log file will be rotated on SIGUSR1.

       --ppiiddffiillee 
              Save pid in specified file (default twistd.pid)

       --cchhrroooott 
              Chroot  to a supplied directory before running (default - don't
              chroot).  Chrooting is done before changing the  current  direc-
              tory.

       -dd, --rruunnddiirr 
              Change to a supplied directory before running (default .)

       -rr, --rreeaaccttoorr 
              Choose which reactor to use.  See -help-reactors for a list.

       --hheellpp-rreeaaccttoorrss
              List the names of possibly available reactors.

       --ssppeeww Write an extremely verbose log of everything that happens.  Use-
              ful for debugging freezes or locks in complex code.

       -ff, --ffiillee 
              Read the given .tap file (default twistd.tap)

       -xx, --xxmmll 
              Load an Application from the given .tax (XML) file.

       -ss, --ssoouurrccee 
              Load an Application from the  given  .tas  (AOT  Python  source)
              file.

       -yy, --ppyytthhoonn 
              Use  the variable "application" from the given Python file. This
              setting, if given, overrides -ff.  This option implies --nnoossaavvee.

       -gg, --pplluuggiinn 
              Read config.tac from a plugin package, as with -yy.

       --ssyysslloogg
              Log to syslog, not to file.

       --pprreeffiixx 
              Use  the  specified  prefix  when logging to logfile. Default is
              "twisted".

       Note that if ttwwiissttdd 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 (C) 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)