---
name: "libvirt-dbus"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvirt-dbus"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libvirt-dbus"
---

# libvirt-dbus(8)

D-Bus daemon exporting libvirt API

## NAME

libvirt-dbus - D-Bus daemon exporting libvirt API

## SYNOPSIS

**libvirt-dbus** \[*OPTION*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

libvirt-dbus wraps libvirt API to provide a high-level object-oriented API better suited for dbus-based applications.

Normally libvirt-dbus is started by D-Bus daemon on demand.

## OPTIONS

- **-h --help**

  Display command line help usage then exit.

- **--system**

  Connect to the system bus.

- **--session**

  Connect to the session bus.

- **-t --threads** *NUM*

  Configure maximal number of worker threads.

## BUGS

Please report all bugs you discover.  This should be done via either:

- a.

  the mailing list

 \<https://libvirt.org/contact.html\>

- b.

  the bug tracker

 \<https://libvirt.org/bugs.html\>

Alternatively, you may report bugs to your software distribution / vendor.

## AUTHORS

Please refer to the AUTHORS file distributed with libvirt-dbus.

## LICENSE

libvirt-dbus is Free Software and licenced under LGPLv2+.

## SEE ALSO

 \<https://libvirt.org/dbus.html\> ,  \<https://libvirt.org/\>