---
name: "torrus_launcher"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "torrus-common"
version: "3.00-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/torrus_launcher"
---

# torrus\_launcher(7)

Torrus utility

## NAME

launcher - Torrus utility

## SYNOPSIS

**launcher** --cmd=CMD *options...*

## DESCRIPTION

This command is starting or stopping all needed Torrus daemons, and is designed to be used in the system startup/shutdown scripts.

## OPTIONS

- **--cmd=CMD**

  \[Mandatory\] Defines the action command. The following commands are supported:

  - •

    start

    Starts all required collectors and monitors

  - •

    stop

    Stops running collectors and monitors and waits for them to finish within certain timeout.

  - •

    status

    Prints the current status of collector and monitor daemons.

- **--user=NAME**

  Changes the default user name that is used to run the daemons.

- **--copts=STRING**

  Additional command-line arguments for collector daemon.

- **--mopts=STRING**

  Additional command-line arguments for monitor daemon.

- **--timeout=N**

  Changes the default time to wait for daemons to stop.

- **--force**

  Causes the daemons to be killed with SIGKILL if they cannot be stopped within the normal timeout. As a result, the Torrus database would most probably be corrupted and require recovery.

- **--verbose**

  print extra information to STDERR

- **--help**

  Displays a help message.

## SEE ALSO

[**torrus**(8)](/torrus/8.md)

## NOTES

See more documentation at Torrus home page: http://torrus.org

## AUTHOR

Stanislav Sinyagin \<ssinyagin@k-open.com\>