---
name: "obus-gen-client"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libobus-ocaml-bin"
version: "1.2.5-1+b9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/obus-gen-client"
---

# obus-gen-client(1)

generate client-side ocaml bindings from D-Bus introspection files

## NAME

obus-gen-client - generate client-side ocaml bindings from D-Bus introspection files

## SYNOPSIS

**obus-gen-client** \[ *options* \] *input-file*

## DESCRIPTION

**obus-gen-client** generates an ocaml module from D-Bus introspection files. The generated module contains functions to send method calls, receive signals and read/write properties. It depends on the interface module generated with **obus-gen-interface.**

The module generated by **obus-gen-client** it is meant to be edited.

## OPTIONS

- \-o output-prefix

  Use this name as output prefix. It defaults to the input file name without its extension and extended with "\_client". For example, if the input file name is "foo.xml" (or "foo.obus"), then "obus-gen-client" will generate "foo\_client.ml" and "foo\_client.mli".

- \-keep-common

  Keeps common interfaces, i.e. all interfaces starting with "org.freedesktop.DBus". By default they are dropped.

- \-help or --help

  Display a short usage summary and exit.

## AUTHOR

Jérémie Dimino \<jeremie@dimino.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**obus-introspect**(1)](/obus-introspect/1.md), [**obus-gen-interface**(1)](/obus-gen-interface/1.md), [**obus-gen-server**(1)](/obus-gen-server/1.md).