---
name: "ros-serve"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "roswell"
version: "26.10.119-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ros-serve"
---

# ros-serve(1)

ros-serve - start lisp server

## Synopsis

**ros \[options for roswell ... \] serve** protocol \[options for the protocol ...\] ...

## description

`ros-serve` start lisp and wait for clients to connect to the lisp.

## swank protocol options

- **`--port port`**

  Listen port would be `port` instead of the default port 4005.

- **`--interface interface`**

  limit interface for listen. default is `localhost` so there would be no limitation.

## SEE ALSO

[*ros*(1)](/ros/1.md) [*ros-client*(1)](/ros-client/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Roswell Project Team.