---
name: "keydctl"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "onak"
version: "0.6.3-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/keydctl"
---

# keydctl(8)

control an onak keyd instance

## NAME

keydctl - control an onak keyd instance

## SYNOPSIS

**keydctl** \[ **options** \] **command**

## DESCRIPTION

keydctl is a command line client for interacting with a backend keyd daemon. It's intended to perform functions that are specifically related to keyd rather than being generic keyserver functions. See **[onak(1)](/onak/1.md)** for details about how to perform key related operations.

### Options

- **-c** *FILE*

  Use *FILE* as the config file instead of the default.

- **-h**

  Display help text.

### Commands

- **check**

  Query if keyd is running and accepting commands. Returns 0 if it is, 1 otherwise. Outputs nothing to stdout/stderr.

- **quit**

  Request that keyd exits cleanly

- **status**

  Display the status of a running keyd. Currently the protocol version in use, when keyd was started, the number of client connections seen and a breakdown of the commands seen.

## FILES

```
/etc/onak.ini	default configuration file
```

## NOTES

This man page could probably do with some more details.

## SEE ALSO

[**onak**(1)](/onak/1.md) [**keyd**(8)](/keyd/8.md)

## AUTHOR

onak was written by Jonathan McDowell \<noodles@earth.li\>. It can be found at http://www.earth.li/projectpurple/progs/onak.html