---
name: "oopsctl"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "oops"
version: "1.5.23.cvs-3"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oopsctl"
---

# oopsctl(8)

oops HTTP caching proxy server controller

## NAME

oopsctl - oops HTTP caching proxy server controller

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/sbin/oopsctl** \[-s pathtosocket\] \[command\]

## DESCRIPTION

**oopsctl** is intended to controll the **oops** proxy server

## OPTIONS

- **-s file**

  Where is the unix socket file to send commands to the **oops** server? Generally that is /var/run/oops/oopsctl

- **help**

  get help

- **stat**

  get stat

- **htmlstat**

  get stat in html format

- **chkconfig**

  check config file

- **reconfigure**

  re-read config file

- **shutdown**

  shutdown oops

- **stop**

  same as the **shutdown**

- **rotate**

  rotate logs

- **verbosity=LVL**

  set verbosity (like **-x LVL**)

- **start**

  start oops (same as **/usr/sbin/oops -c /etc/oops/oops.cfg**)

## AUTHOR

Mainly Igor Khasilev \<igor@paco.net\>