---
name: "errbot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "errbot"
version: "6.2.0+ds-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/errbot"
---

# errbot(1)

Chatbot designed to be simple to extend with plugins written in Python

## NAME

Errbot - Chatbot designed to be simple to extend with plugins written in Python

## DESCRIPTION

usage: errbot \[-h\] \[-c CONFIG\] \[-v \| **-r** \[RESTORE\] \| **-l** \| **--new-plugin**

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  \[NEW\_PLUGIN\] \| **-i** \[INIT\] \| **--storage-set** STORAGE\_SET \| **--storage-merge** STORAGE\_MERGE \| **--storage-get** STORAGE\_GET \| **-T** \| **-G\]** \[-d\] \[-p PIDFILE\]

The main entry point of the errbot.

### options:

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

  show this help message and exit

- **-c** CONFIG, **--config** CONFIG

  Full path to your config.py (default: config.py in current working directory).

- **-v**, **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-r** \[RESTORE\], **--restore** \[RESTORE\]

  restore a bot from backup.py (default: backup.py from the bot data directory)

- **-l**, **--list**

  list all available backends

- **--new-plugin** \[NEW\_PLUGIN\]

  create a new plugin in the specified directory

- **-i** \[INIT\], **--init** \[INIT\]

  Initialize a simple bot minimal configuration in the optionally given directory (otherwise it will be the working directory). This will create a data subdirectory for the bot data dir and a plugins directory for your plugin development with an example in it to get you started.

- **--storage-set** STORAGE\_SET

  DANGER: Delete the given storage namespace and set the python dictionary expression passed on stdin.

- **--storage-merge** STORAGE\_MERGE

  DANGER: Merge in the python dictionary expression passed on stdin into the given storage namespace.

- **--storage-get** STORAGE\_GET

  Dump the given storage namespace in a format compatible for **--storage-set** and **--storage-merge**.

- **-T**, **--text**

  force local text backend

- **-G**, **--graphic**

  force local graphical backend

### optional daemonization arguments:

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

  Detach the process from the console

- **-p** PIDFILE, **--pidfile** PIDFILE

  Specify the pid file for the daemon (default: current bot data directory)