doc/dbus-run-session.1.xml.in

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<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>dbus-run-session</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="source">D-Bus</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="version">@DBUS_VERSION@</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>dbus-run-session</refname>
<refpurpose>start a process as a new D-Bus session</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
<cmdsynopsis>
  <command>dbus-run-session</command>
    <arg choice='opt'><arg choice='plain'>--config-file </arg><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></arg></arg>
    <arg choice='opt'><arg choice='plain'>--dbus-daemon </arg><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>BINARY</replaceable></arg></arg>
    <arg choice='opt'>-- </arg>
    <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>PROGRAM</replaceable></arg>
    <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><replaceable>ARGUMENTS</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
  <command>dbus-run-session</command>    <arg choice='plain'>--help </arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
  <command>dbus-run-session</command>    <arg choice='plain'>--version </arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>


<refsect1 id='description'><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para><command>dbus-run-session</command>
is used to start a session bus instance of
<emphasis remap='B'>dbus-daemon</emphasis>
from a shell script, and start a specified program in that session. The
<emphasis remap='B'>dbus-daemon</emphasis>
will run for as long as the program does, after which it will terminate.</para>

<para>One use is to run a shell with its own
<emphasis remap='B'>dbus-daemon</emphasis>
in a text&hyphen;mode or SSH session, and have the
<emphasis remap='B'>dbus-daemon</emphasis>
terminate automatically on leaving the sub&hyphen;shell, like this:</para>

<para>    dbus-run-session -- bash</para>

<para>or to replace the login shell altogether, by combining <command>dbus-run-session</command>
with the <emphasis remap='B'>exec</emphasis> builtin:</para>

<para>    exec dbus-run-session -- bash</para>

<para>Another use is to run regression tests and similar things in an isolated
D-Bus session, to avoid either interfering with the "real" D-Bus session
or relying on there already being a D-Bus session active, for instance:</para>

<para>    dbus-run-session -- make check</para>

<para>or (in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>automake</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>):</para>

<literallayout remap='.nf'>
  AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = export MY_DEBUG=all;
  LOG_COMPILER = dbus-run-session
  AM_LOG_FLAGS = --
</literallayout></refsect1>

<refsect1 id='options'><title>OPTIONS</title>
<variablelist remap='TP'>
  <varlistentry>
  <term><option>--config-file=</option><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable>, <option>--config-file</option> <replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></term>
  <listitem>
<para>Pass
<option>--config-file=</option><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable>
to the bus daemon, instead of passing it the
<option>--session</option>
argument. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
  </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
  <term><option>--dbus-daemon=</option><replaceable>BINARY</replaceable>, <option>--dbus-daemon</option> <replaceable>BINARY</replaceable></term>
  <listitem>
<para>Run <emphasis remap='I'>BINARY</emphasis> as <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, instead of searching the <envar>PATH</envar>
in the usual way for an executable called <emphasis remap='B'>dbus-daemon</emphasis>.</para>
  </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
  <term><option>--help</option></term>
  <listitem>
<para>Print usage information and exit.</para>
  </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
  <term><option>--version</option></term>
  <listitem>
<para>Print the version of dbus-run-session and exit.</para>
  </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id='exit_status'><title>EXIT STATUS</title>
<para><command>dbus-run-session</command>
exits with the exit status of
<emphasis remap='I'>PROGRAM</emphasis>,
0 if the
<option>--help</option> or <option>--version</option>
options were used, 127 on an error within
<command>dbus-run-session</command>
itself, or
128+<emphasis remap='I'>n</emphasis>
if the
<emphasis remap='I'>PROGRAM</emphasis>
was killed by signal
<emphasis remap='I'>n</emphasis>.</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id='environment'><title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
<para><envar>PATH</envar>
is searched to find
<emphasis remap='I'>PROGRAM</emphasis>,
and (if the --dbus-daemon option is not used or its argument does not
contain a
<emphasis remap='B'>/</emphasis> character) to find <emphasis remap='B'>dbus-daemon</emphasis>.</para>

<para>The session bus' address is made available to
<emphasis remap='I'>PROGRAM</emphasis>
in the environment variable
<emphasis remap='B'>DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS</emphasis>.</para>

<para>The variables
  <emphasis remap='B'>DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID</emphasis>,
  <emphasis remap='B'>DBUS_SESSION_BUS_WINDOWID</emphasis>,
  <emphasis remap='B'>DBUS_STARTER_BUS_TYPE</emphasis> and
  <emphasis remap='B'>DBUS_STARTER_ADDRESS</emphasis>
  are removed from the environment, if present.</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id='bugs'><title>BUGS</title>
<para>Please send bug reports to the D-Bus mailing list or bug tracker,
see <ulink url='http://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/'>http://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/</ulink></para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id='see_also'><title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-launch</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>