---
name: "rabbitmq-plugins"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rabbitmq-server"
version: "3.3.5-1.1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rabbitmq-plugins"
---

# rabbitmq-plugins(1)

command line tool for managing RabbitMQ broker plugins

## NAME

rabbitmq-plugins - command line tool for managing RabbitMQ broker plugins

## SYNOPSIS

**rabbitmq-plugins** {*command*} \[*command options*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**rabbitmq-plugins** is a command line tool for managing RabbitMQ broker plugins. It allows one to enable, disable and browse plugins. It must be run by a user with write permissions to the RabbitMQ configuration directory.

Some plugins depend on others to work correctly. **rabbitmq-plugins** traverses these dependencies and enables all required plugins. Plugins listed on the **rabbitmq-plugins** command line are marked as explicitly enabled; dependent plugins are marked as implicitly enabled. Implicitly enabled plugins are automatically disabled again when they are no longer required.

## COMMANDS

**list** \[-v\] \[-m\] \[-E\] \[-e\] \[*pattern*\]

- \-v

  Show all plugin details (verbose).

- \-m

  Show only plugin names (minimal).

- \-E

  Show only explicitly enabled plugins.

- \-e

  Show only explicitly or implicitly enabled plugins.

pattern

Pattern to filter the plugin names by.

Lists all plugins, their versions, dependencies and descriptions. Each plugin is prefixed with a status indicator - \[ \] to indicate that the plugin is not enabled, \[E\] to indicate that it is explicitly enabled, \[e\] to indicate that it is implicitly enabled, and \[!\] to indicate that it is enabled but missing and thus not operational.

If the optional pattern is given, only plugins whose name matches **pattern** are shown.

**enable** {*plugin* ...}

plugin

One or more plugins to enable.

Enables the specified plugins and all their dependencies.

**disable** {*plugin* ...}

plugin

One or more plugins to disable.

Disables the specified plugins and all plugins that depend on them.

## EXAMPLES

**rabbitmq-plugins list**

This command lists all plugins, on one line each.

**rabbitmq-plugins list -v**

This command lists all plugins.

**rabbitmq-plugins list -v management**

This command lists all plugins whose name contains "management".

**rabbitmq-plugins list -e rabbit**

This command lists all implicitly or explicitly enabled RabbitMQ plugins.

**rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq\_shovel rabbitmq\_management**

This command enables the **shovel** and **management** plugins and all their dependencies.

**rabbitmq-plugins disable amqp\_client**

This command disables **amqp\_client** and all plugins that depend on it.

## AUTHOR

**The RabbitMQ Team \<\<info@rabbitmq.com\>\>**