---
name: "supybot-botchk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "limnoria"
version: "2025.5.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/supybot-botchk"
---

# supybot-botchk(1)

A script to start Limnoria if it's not already running.

## NAME

limnoria-botchk - A script to start Limnoria if it's not already running.

## SYNOPSIS

**limnoria-botchk** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**limnoria-botchk** is a script that will start Limnoria if it detects that one is not currently running.  This can be useful for scheduling [*limnoria*(1)](/limnoria/1.md) to run via [*cron*(8)](/cron/8.md).

## OPTIONS

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

  Show summary of options.

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

  Use verbose output when running the script.

- **--botdir=***BOTDIR*

  Determines which directory the bot be started in.

- **--pidfile=***PIDFILE*

  Specifies the name of the pidfile to look for.  This should be relative to the given botdir.

- **--limnoria=***LIMNORIA*

  Specifies the location of [*limnoria*(1)](/limnoria/1.md). If this is not given, it is assumed that [*limnoria*(1)](/limnoria/1.md) is in the user's $PATH.

- **--conffile=***CONFFILE*

  Specifies the path to the bot's configuration file.  This will be used when (re)starting the bot.

## SEE ALSO

[*python*(1)](/python/1.md), [*limnoria*(1)](/limnoria/1.md), [*limnoria-test*(1)](/limnoria-test/1.md), [*limnoria-wizard*(1)](/limnoria-wizard/1.md), [*limnoria-adduser*(1)](/limnoria-adduser/1.md), [*limnoria-plugin-doc*(1)](/limnoria-plugin-doc/1.md), [*limnoria-plugin-create*(1)](/limnoria-plugin-create/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was originally written by James McCoy \<vega dot james at gmail dot com\>.  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the Limnoria license, a BSD-style license.