---
name: "rq"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-rq"
version: "2.3.3-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rq"
---

# rq(1)

RQ command line tool.

## NAME

rq - RQ command line tool.

## SYNOPSIS

**rq** \[*OPTIONS*\] *COMMAND* \[*ARGS*\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

RQ command line tool. This command is part of rq python module.

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  Show the version and exit.

- **--help**

  Show this message and exit.

## COMMANDS

- **empty**

  Empty given queues.

- **info**

  RQ command-line monitor.

- **enqueue**

  Enqueues a job from the command line.

- **requeue**

  Requeue failed jobs.

- **resume**

  Resumes processing of queues, that where suspended with \`rq...

- **suspend**

  Suspends all workers, to resume run 'rq resume'

- **worker**

  Starts an RQ worker.

- **worker-pool**

  Starts an RQ worker pool.

## SEE ALSO

**[rqinfo(1)](/rqinfo/1.md),** **[rqworker(1)](/rqworker/1.md),**\
 Full rq documentation ⟨https://python-rq.org/docs/⟩