---
name: "barriers"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "barrier"
version: "2.4.0+dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/barriers"
---

# barriers(1)

Barrier Keyboard/Mouse Server

## NAME

barriers - Barrier Keyboard/Mouse Server

## SYNOPSIS

**barriers** \[*--address \<address\>*\] \[*--config \<pathname\>*\] \[*--display \<display\>*\] \[*--no-xinitthreads*\] \[*--daemon\|--no-daemon*\] \[*--name \<screen-name\>*\] \[*--restart\|--no-restart*\] \[*--debug \<level\>*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Start the barrier server component.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**, **--address** \<address\>

  listen for clients on the given address.

- **-c**, **--config** \<pathname\>

  use the named configuration file instead.

- **-d**, **--debug** \<level\>

  filter out log messages with priority below level. level may be: FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTE, INFO, DEBUG, DEBUG1, DEBUG2.

- **-n**, **--name** \<screen-name\> use screen-name instead the hostname to identify

  this screen in the configuration.

- **-1**, **--no-restart**

  do not try to restart on failure.

- **--restart**

  restart the server automatically if it fails. (\*)

- **-l** **--log** \<file\>

  write log messages to file.

- **--no-tray**

  disable the system tray icon.

- **--enable-drag-drop**

  enable file drag & drop.

- **--enable-crypto**

  enable the crypto (ssl) plugin.

- **--display** \<display\>

  connect to the X server at \<display\>

- **--no-xinitthreads**

  do not call XInitThreads()

- **--screen-change-script** \<path\>

  full path to script to run on screen change first argument is the new screen name

- **-f**, **--no-daemon**

  run in the foreground.

- **--daemon**

  run as a daemon. (\*)

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

  display this help and exit.

- **--version**

  display version information and exit.

Default options are marked with a \*

The argument for **--address** is of the form: \[\<hostname\>\]\[:\<port\>\].  The hostname must be the address or hostname of an interface on the system. Placing brackets around an IPv6 address is required when also specifying a port number and optional otherwise. The default is to listen on all interfaces using port number 24800.

## FILES

If no configuration file pathname is provided then the first of the following to load successfully sets the configuration:

-

  *$HOME/.local/share/barrier/.barrier.conf*\
   */etc/barrier.conf*

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2018 Debauchee Open Source Group\
 Copyright © 2012-2016 Symless Ltd.\
 Copyright © 2008-2014 Nick Bolton\
 Copyright © 2002-2014 Chris Schoeneman