---
name: "mptcpize"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mptcpize"
version: "0.13-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mptcpize"
---

# mptcpize(8)

enable MPTCP on existing services

## NAME

mptcpize - enable MPTCP on existing services

## SYNOPSIS

**mptcpize** \[**-?V**\] \[**--help**\] \[**--usage**\] \[**--version**\] **COMMAND**

## DESCRIPTION

**mptcpize** is a program that enables multipath TCP on existing legacy services, where **COMMAND** is one of the following:

### **run \[***-d***\]** *prog* **\[***args***\]**

Run target program with the specified command line arguments, forcing MPTCP socket usage instead of TCP.  If the **-d** argument is provided, dump messages on **stderr** when a TCP socket is forced to use MPTCP.

### **enable** *unit*

Update the systemd *unit* file, forcing the given service to run under the above launcher.

### **disable** *unit*

Update the systemd *unit* file, removing the above launcher.

## OPTIONS

**mptcpize** accepts the following command line options:

- **-?**,**--help**

  display **mptcpize** help information

- **--usage**

  display brief **mptcpize** usage information

- **-V**,**--version**

  display **mptcpize** version information

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to ⟨mptcp@lists.linux.dev⟩.

## SEE ALSO

[ip-mptcp(8)](/ip-mptcp/8.md), [mptcpd(8)](/mptcpd/8.md)