---
name: "prxs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "proftpd-dev"
version: "1.3.8.c+dfsg-4+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/prxs"
---

# prxs(8)

proFTPD Extension tool

## NAME

prxs -  proFTPD Extension tool

## SYNOPSIS

- **pxrs** \[options\] \[actions\] mod-custom.c

  - **pxrs** -c -i -d mod\_custom.c

  - **prxs** -c -i -D USE\_CUSTOM -I /path/to/custom/include -L /path/to/custom/lib -l custom mod\_custom.c

  ## DESCRIPTION

This manual page explains the compailing with **prxs**

**prxs** is for This program for compile and install third-party modules from source code as DSO modules for your installed proftpd.

## ACTIONS

The following actions describe the type of operation to be performed:

- **-c, --compile**

  Compiles the listed .c source files into a proftpd DSO module

- **-i, --install**

  Installs a compiled proftpd DSO module into the directory where proftpd expects to find loadable DSO modules.

- **-d, --clean**

  Removes any generated files, returning the build directory to clean state.

## OPTIONS

The following options describe the type of operation to be performed:

- **-n, --name**

  **Tells prxs the name of the module being compiled.**\
   **By default, prxs determines the module name from the list of .c files listed, expecting to see a** **"mod\_name.c" file.**

- **-D key**

  **Passes these macros through to the compilation step.**

- **-D key=value**

  **Note that the space before the key is important.**

- **-I includedir**

  **Specify additional include file search directories.** **Note that the space before the directory is important.**

- **-L libdir**

  **Specify additional library file search directories.** **Note that the space before the directory is important.**

- **-l library**

  **Specify additional libraries for linking.** **Note that the space before the library name is important.**

## AUTHORS

**The Proftpd team. See http://www.proftpd.org/ for information.**

## COPYRIGHT

**Copyright (C) 2008-2009 TJ Saunders \<tj@castaglia.org\>.**

**This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify** **it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by** **the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or** **(at your option) any later version.**

## NOTES

**Manual page written for Debian GNU/Linux and/or derivatives by** **Mahyuddin Susanto \<udienz@ubuntu.com\>, March 2011**