---
name: "bconsole"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bacula-console"
version: "15.0.3-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bconsole/8"
---

# bconsole(8)

Bacula's management Console

## NAME

 bconsole - Bacula's management Console

## SYNOPSIS

**bconsole** \[options\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **bconsole** command.

## OPTIONS

- **-D** *dir*

  Select a Director.

- **-l**

  List defined Directors.

- **-c** *config*

  Specify configuration file.

- **-d** *nn*

  Set debug level to *nn*.

- **-dt**

  Print timestamp in debug output.

- **-n**

  No conio (for scripting).

- **-s**

  No signals (for debugging).

- **-u nn**

  Set command execution timeout to *nn* seconds.

- **-t**

  Test the configuration file and report errors.

- **-?**

  Show version and usage of program.

## SEE ALSO

[**bacula-dir**(8)](/bacula-dir/8.md), **bls**(1), **bextract**(1).\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon \<jltallon@adv-solutions.net\>.

## COPYRIGHT

This man page document is released under the BSD 2-Clause license.