.TH "XNBD-WRAPPER" "8" .SH "NAME" xnbd-wrapper-ctl \(em manage a \fBxnbd-wrapper\fR(8) super-server. .SH "SYNOPSIS" .PP \fBxnbd-wrapper-ctl\fR [\-\-socket \fISOCKETPATH\fR] [\-\-add \fIFILE\fR] [\-\-remove \fIFILE\fR] [\-\-list] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP With the \fBxnbd-wrapper-ctl\fR command you can connect to a \fBxnbd-wrapper\fR control channel and instruct it to act as directed. You may pass certain commands as argument to the control program which are then forwarded, on your behalf, to the server instance. .SH "OPTIONS" .PP The following options are supported: .IP "\fB\-\-add|\-a \fIFILE\fR\fP " 10 Instruct the \fBxnbd-wrapper\fR to add the given \fIFILE\fR as exported xNBD device. .IP "\fB\-\-help|\-h\fP " 10 Display a short usage overview and exit .IP "\fB\-\-list|\-l\fP " 10 Connects to the xNBD wrapper and retrieves a list exported file names .IP "\fB\-\-remove|\-r \fIINDEX\fR\fP " 10 Instruct the \fBxnbd-wrapper\fR to remove the volume exported on \fIINDEX\fR from the list of exported xNBD devices. .IP "\fB\-\-socket|\-s \fISOCKETPATH\fR\fP " 10 Connect to \fISOCKETPATH\fR as \fBxnbd-wrapper\fR control sokcet. Default is \fI/tmp/xnbd_wrapper.ctl\fP. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP xnbd-wrapper (1), xnbd-server (8). .SH "AUTHOR" .PP The NBD kernel module and the NBD tools have been written by Pavel Macheck (pavel@ucw.cz) and is now maintained by Paul Clements. (Paul.Clements@steeleye.com). .PP The xNBD userland (client and server) have been written by Takahiro Hirofuchi (t.hirofuchi@aist.go.jp) .PP This manual page was written by Arno Toell (debian@toell.net) for the \fBDebian GNU/Linux\fP system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. .\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Thu 07 Feb 2013, 22:09