---
name: "roarclientpass"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "roarclients"
version: "1.0~beta12-4"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/roarclientpass"
---

# roarclientpass(1)

Passing clients to and creating new listen sockets on RoarAudio sound server

## NAME

roarclientpass - Passing clients to and creating new listen sockets on RoarAudio sound server

## SYNOPSIS

roarclientpass \[OPTIONS\]...

## DESCRIPTION

This program let you pass new clients to a RoarAudio sound server as as a proxy and let you add new listen sockets to a running server.

## OPTIONS

- **--server SERVER**

  Set server hostname.

- **--stdin**

  Client is on stdin.

- **--stdout**

  Client is on stdout.

- **--stdio**

  Same as --stdin --stdout.

  This option may for example be used in case of being runed from a inetd.

- **--stderr**

  Client is on stderr.

  Beside to make stderr known as client fh it will disable error output on stderr. This **must** be used in case this program is used from inetd or simular tools.

- **--client-fh FH**

  Client is on FH.

  This is basically the same as --client-fh on [roard(1)](/roard/1.md).

- **--proto PROTO**

  Set the protocol used by the client.

  Defaults to RoarAudio.

- **--byteorder BO**

  Sets the byteorder used by the client.

  Defaults to network byte order.

- **--listen**

  Client is a listen connection.

  This is not the same as --mode listen.

- **--mode MODE**

  Set mode of operation: none, listen or connect

  Defaults to none.

- **--bind BIND**

  Set host/node/path for mode listen and connect.

- **--port PORT**

  Set port for mode listen and connect.

- **--help**

  Show this help

## SEE ALSO

[**roartips**(7)](/roartips/7.md), [**libroar**(7)](/libroar/7.md), [**RoarAudio**(7)](/RoarAudio/7.md).

## HISTORY

For history information see [**RoarAudio**(7)](/RoarAudio/7.md).