---
name: "ctrlproxy-admin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ctrlproxy"
version: "3.0.7-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ctrlproxy-admin"
---

# ctrlproxy-admin(1)

command-line interface for managing ctrlproxy

## NAME

ctrlproxy-admin - command-line interface for managing ctrlproxy

## SYNOPSIS

**ctrlproxy** \[-c config dir\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ctrlproxy-admin** is a simple command-line tool for managing a ctrlproxy instance. It accepts the same syntax as the "admin" network in ctrlproxy.

## OPTIONS

**ctrlproxy-admin** recognizes the following command-line options

- \-c, --config-dir=DIR

  Read configuration files from the specified directory **DIR** instead of from *.ctrlproxy* in the users´ homedirectory.

- \-?, --help

  Show help message with short argument information

## SEE ALSO

[irssi(1)](/irssi/1.md), [ctrlproxy(1)](/ctrlproxy/1.md), [ctrlproxy\_config(5)](/ctrlproxy_config/5.md), http://ctrlproxy.vernstok.nl/, config.example

## FILES

*~/.ctrlproxy/admin* is the UNIX domain socket ctrlproxy-admin uses to communicate with the ctrlproxy instance.

## BUGS

Probably, but none are known at the moment. Please send any you find to jelmer@samba.org

## LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but \\fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\\fR; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

## AUTHORS

*Jelmer Vernooij*\[1\] (main developer)

See the file AUTHORS for a full list of contributors.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  Jelmer Vernooij

  mailto:jelmer@samba.org