---
name: "rainbow-run"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "rainbow"
version: "0.8.7-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rainbow-run"
---

# rainbow-run(8)

Create and use Rainbow-isolated instances

## NAME

rainbow-run - Create and use Rainbow-isolated instances

## SYNOPSIS

**rainbow-run** \[*options*\]

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Verbosity. Repeat for more verbose output.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Quiet. Disable all output.

- **-s** SPOOL, **--spool**=*SPOOL*

  Location of the rainbow spool.

- **-e** ENVDIR, **--envdir**=*ENVDIR*

  Location of an envdir describing the desired environment.

- **-E** ENV, **--env**=*ENV*

  Environment bindings to override.

- **-c** CWD, **--cwd**=*CWD*

  Working directory.

- **-f** FD, **--fd**=*FD*

  File descriptor number to leave open.

- **-i** ID, **--id**=*ID*

  ID of shared-data group.

- **-o** OPTION, **--option**=*OPTION*

  Options: video, audio, serial, constant-uid, x11, network.

- **-p** PERMISSIONS, **--permissions**=*PERMISSIONS*

  Location of a permissions.info file.

- **-u** USER, **--user**=*USER*

  Owning user.

- **-r** RESUME\_USER, **--resume-user**=*RESUME\_USER*

  Resume \<user\>.

- **-a** ASSISTANT, **--assistant**=*ASSISTANT*

  Task-specific assistant.

- **-G** GROUP, **--group**=*GROUP*

  Extra groups.

## AUTHORS

**Rainbow** was primarily written by Michael Stone and Noah Kantrowitz.

## SEE ALSO

Full documentation for the  **rainbow** suite is stored at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow