---
name: "ostinato"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ostinato"
version: "1.3.0-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ostinato"
---

# ostinato(1)

Starts a Ostinato client.

## NAME

**ostinato** - Starts a Ostinato client.

## SYNOPSIS

**ostinato** \[-cdhv\] \[\<session-file\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

ostinato starts Ostinato client.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**

  Controller only - don't start local Drone and the corresponding 127.0.0.1 portgroup

- **-d**

  Show Debug Logs

- **-h**

  Help - show command line usage syntax

- **-v**

  Show version

## ARGUMENTS

- **session-file**

  Open the session file at startup

## SEE ALSO

[**drone**(1)](/drone/1.md)

- Website: \<https://ostinato.org/\>

  This manual page was written by Kartik Mistry \<kartik@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).