---
name: "rxstack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "regina-rexx"
version: "3.9.5+dfsg1-0.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rxstack"
---

# rxstack(1)

The Regina Rexx Interpreter stack daemon

## NAME

rxstack - The Regina Rexx Interpreter stack daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**rxstack** \[**-h**, **--help**\] \[**-D**, **--debug**\] \[**-d**, **--daemon**\] \[**-k**, **--kill**\] \[**-p** num, **--port** num\] \[**-w**, **--world**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**rxstack** is a daemon that provides access to Regian Rexx external queues directly to Regina Rexx programs or indirectly (via rxqueue) to any other program via *stdin* and *stdout*.

- Without any options, rxstack runs in the foreground.

  ## OPTIONS

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

  Displays short help.

- **-D**, **--debug**

  Turns debugging on

- **-d**, **--daemon**

  Starts rxstack as a daemon

- **-k**, **--kill**

  Kills the running rxstack process

- **-p**, **--port** num

  Specify the port on which **rxstack** listens. Overwrites the **RXSTACK** environment variable. Default is *5757*.

- **-w**, **--world**

  Accept connections from anywhere. By default **rxstack** only allows connections from the *localhost*.

## ENVIRONMENT

**rxstack** uses the following environment variables if set.

- RXDEBUG

  Enables debugging. Same as specifying -D or --debug option.

- RXSTACK

  The port number on which **rxstack** listens. By default this is *5757*. Same as specifying -p or --port option.

- RXQUEUE

  The name of the default queue to be used if not specified by the client. By default this is *SESSION*.

## COPYRIGHT

The Regina Rexx interpreter is distributed under the GNU Library General Public License, see the file \`COPYING-LIB' in the source code distribution.

## AUTHOR

Anders Christensen, University of Trondheim, Norway \<anders (at) pvv.unit.no\>.

## MAINTAINER

Changes to Regina since 0.07a, Mark Hessling \<mark (at) rexx.org\> with significant assistance from Florian Grosse-Coosmann.

## SEE ALSO

[**rxqueue**(1)](/rxqueue/1.md)

There are several good reference books on Rexx. The most famous is "The Rexx Language" by Mike Cowlishaw. Visit http://www.rexxla.org (The Rexx Language Association) for any Rexx related information.