---
name: "plymouthd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "plymouth"
version: "26.134.222-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/plymouthd"
---

# plymouthd(8)

The plymouth daemon

## NAME

plymouthd - The plymouth daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**plymouthd \[OPTION...\]**

## DESCRIPTION

The **plymouthd** daemon is usually run out of the initrd. It does the heavy lifting of the plymouth system, logging the session and showing the splash screen.

The **plymouth** is used to send commands to plymouthd that control its behaviour.

## OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--attach-to-session**

  Redirect console messages from screen to log.

- **--no-daemon**

  Do not daemonize.

- **--debug**

  Output debugging information.

- **--debug-file=STRING**

  File to write debugging information to.

- **--mode=MODE**

  Set mode to either boot or shutdown.

- **--pid-file=STRING**

  Write the PID of the daemon to a file.

- **--kernel-command-line=STRING**

  Fake kernel commandline to use.

- **--tty=STRING**

  TTY to use instead of default.

## SEE ALSO

[**grub**(8)](/grub/8.md), [**plymouth**(8)](/plymouth/8.md), [**plymouth**(1)](/plymouth/1.md), **http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth**