---
name: "dcd-client"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dcd"
version: "1:0.16.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dcd-client"
---

# dcd-client(1)

autocompletion client for the D programming language

## NAME

dcd-client - autocompletion client for the D programming language

## SYNOPSIS

**dcd-client** \[**-c, --cursorPos** *cursorPosition*\] \[**-p, --port** *portNumber*\] \[**--tcp**\] \[**--socketFile** *filePath*\] \[**-I** *directory*\] \[**-h, --help**\] \[**-l, --symbolLocation**\] \[**-s, --search** *symbolName*\] \[**-d, --doc**\] \[**-q, --query, --status**\] \[**--shutdown**\] \[**--clearCache**\] \[**--version**\] \[*filename*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dcd-client** is a client for **dcd-server** and is typically used by text editor scripts.

## OPTIONS

- **-c, --cursorPos** *cursorPosition*

  Provides auto-completion at the given cursor position. The cursor position is measured in bytes from the beginning of the source code.

- **-p, --port** *portNumber*

  Choose the port number on which **dcd-client** listens. This switch implies --tcp.

- **--tcp**

  Listen on a TCP socket instead of a UNIX domain socket. This is the default on Windows.

- **--socketFile** *filePath*

  Set the path to use for the UNIX domain socket. Has no effect if the --tcp or --port switches are used.

- **-I** *directory*

  Informs **dcd-server** to cache any D source files found in *directory* so that they will be included in responses to future **dcd-client** requests.

- **-h, --help**

  Prints a help message

- **-l, --symbolLocation**

  Get the file name and position that the symbol at the cursor location was defined.

- **-s, --search** *symbolName*

  List locations at which symbols with the given *symbolName* can be found.

- **-d, --doc**

  Gets documentation comments associated with the symbol at the cursor location.

- **-q, --query, --status**

  Query the server statis. Returns 0 if the server is running. Returns 1 if the server could not be contacted.

- **--shutdown**

  Instructs the server to shut down

- **--clearCache**

  Instructs the server to clear its cache of auto-completion information.

*filename*

Provides auto-completion information for the file with the given name.

## AUTHOR

Written by Brian Schott (@Hackerpilot on Github)

## BUGS

Please use the issue tracker located at ⟨https://github.com/dlang-community/DCD/issues⟩

## SEE ALSO

[**dcd-server**(1)](/dcd-server/1.md)