---
name: "ivman-launch"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ivman"
version: "0.6.14-3.1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ivman-launch"
---

# ivman-launch(8)

launch script for Ivman

## NAME

ivman-launch - launch script for Ivman

## SYNOPSIS

**ivman-launch \[ --exit-with-session \<cmd\> \] \[ OPTIONS \] \[ COMMAND \[ ARGS... \]\]**

## DESCRIPTION

ivman-launch is a simple script used to launch Ivman.  Its sole purpose is to ensure Ivman is closed at the end of a user's login session.  You can use it if your session manager does not properly close Ivman when you log out.

ivman-launch supports the same command-line options as Ivman, and one additional option: --exit-with-session.  Thus, there is no point using ivman-launch if you do not need to use this option.

If you supply a COMMAND (with optional ARGS), the the specified command will be run after ivman is started, and ivman will be killed after that command exits.

## OPTIONS

- **--exit-with-session** **\<cmd\>**

  ivman-launch will block until the command 'cmd' terminates, at which point it will kill Ivman and exit itself.  If the command 'cmd' is not running when ivman-launch is started, Ivman will exit immediately.  Note that this option implies Ivman will be called with the '--nofork' option. option.

- **--debug** **--nofork** **--system**

  These flags be passed to the launched ivman command.

## EXAMPLES

- **ivman-launch** **--exit-with-session** **xinit** **&**

  The ivman process will be started, then the xinit process is watched. When the xinit process exits, ivman is killed.  Placing this command in an ~/.xinitrc file would cause Ivman to launch in the background when your session begins, and exit when your session ends:

- **ivman-launch** **/usr/bin/x-window-manager**

  The ivman process is launched, then /usr/bin/x-window-manager is run, when x-window-manager exits, ivman is killed.  This is an example of how ivman might be launched from Xsession in order to chain several programs together in one session.

## SEE ALSO

[**ivman**(8)](/ivman/8.md) [**Xsession**(5)](/Xsession/5.md)

## CREDITS

This script was written by Daniele Favara.