---
name: "ird"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mico-bin"
version: "2.3.5-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ird"
---

# ird(8)

MICO interface repository server

## NAME

ird - MICO interface repository server

## SYNOPSIS

**ird** **\[\<options\>\]**\

## DESCRIPTION

**ird** implements the interface repository, the part of CORBA where runtime type information is stored. **ird** is terminated by pressing **ctrl-c** or by sending it the **SIGTERM** signal.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Gives an overview of all supported command line options.

- **--db=\<database-file\>**

  Specifies the file name where **ird** should save the contents of the interface repository when exiting.  When **ird** is restarted afterwards it will read the file given by the **--db** option to restore the contents of the interface repository. Notice that the contents of this database file is just plain ASCII representing a CORBA IDL specification.

## FILES

\~/.micorc

## SEE ALSO

*MICO Reference Manual*, *[rsh(1)](/rsh/1.md)*, *[micod(8)](/micod/8.md)*, *[imr(1)](/imr/1.md)*,  *[micorc(5)](/micorc/5.md)*, *[idl(1)](/idl/1.md)*

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1997, Kay Roemer & Arno Puder

## AUTHOR

Kay Roemer & Arno Puder