---
name: "ajaxterm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ajaxterm"
version: "0.10-13"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ajaxterm"
---

# ajaxterm(1)

Web based terminal written in python

## NAME

ajaxterm - Web based terminal written in python

## DESCRITPION

**ajaxterm** is a web based terminal written in python and some AJAX javascript for client side. It can use almost any web browser and even works through firewalls.

## USAGE

**ajaxterm** \[options\]

## OPTIONS

A summary of the options supported by **ajaxterm** is included below.

- **-h**, **--help**

  show the help message and exit

- **-p** PORT, **--port**=*PORT*

  Set the TCP port (default: 8022)

- **-c** CMD, **--command**=*CMD*

  set the command (default: /bin/login or ssh localhost)

- **-l**, **--log**

  log requests to stderr (default: quiet mode)

- **-d**, **--daemon**

  run as daemon in the background

- **-P** PIDFILE, **--pidfile**=*PIDFILE*

  set the pidfile (default: /var/run/ajaxterm.pid)

- **-i** INDEX\_FILE, **--index**=*INDEX\_FILE*

  default index file (default: ajaxterm.html)

- **-u** UID, **--uid**=*UID*

  Set the daemon's user id

- **-s** SERVERPORT, **--serverport**=*SERVERPORT*

  Use a different port than 22 to connect to the ssh server

- **-t** TOKEN, **--token**=*TOKEN*

  Set authorization token. If this option is passed on the command line, the given token must be used when accessing ajaxterm (by adding a ?token=something request argument).

- **-T** SECONDS, **--terminate-on-idle**=*SECONDS*

  Terminate if idle for more than SEC seconds (0 means never)

## AUTHOR

Antony Lesuisse \<al@udev.org\>

Adopted to UTF-8 by Sergej Pupykin \<ps@lx-ltd.ru\>

This manual page was written for the Debian system by Julien Valroff \<julien@debian.org\> (but may be used by others).

## REPORTING BUGS

Report any bugs to the author: Antony Lesuisse \<al@udev.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright Antony Lesuisse \<al@udev.org\>

## SEE ALSO

\- **ajaxterm** wiki page: http://antony.lesuisse.org/qweb/trac/wiki/AjaxTerm\
 \- **ajaxterm** forum: http://antony.lesuisse.org/qweb/forum/viewforum.php?id=2