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From debuginfod 0.197-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running debuginfod --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: debuginfod [OPTION...] [PATH ...]
Serve debuginfo-related content across HTTP from files under PATHs.

 Scanners:
  -F, --scan-file-dir        Enable ELF/DWARF file scanning.
  -R, --scan-rpm-dir         Enable RPM scanning.
  -U, --scan-deb-dir         Enable DEB scanning.
  -Z, --scan-archive=EXT=CMD Enable arbitrary archive scanning.

 Options:
      --cors                 Add CORS response headers to HTTP queries, default
                             no.
  -c, --concurrency=NUM      Limit scanning thread concurrency to NUM,
                             default=#CPUs.
  -C, --connection-pool[=NUM]   Use webapi connection pool with NUM threads,
                             default=unlim.
      --disable-source-scan  Do not scan dwarf source info.
  -d, --database=FILE        Path to sqlite database.
  -D, --ddl=SQL              Apply extra sqlite ddl/pragma to connection.
      --fdcache-mbs=MB       Maximum total size of archive file fdcache.
      --fdcache-mintmp=NUM   Minimum free space% on tmpdir.
      --fdcache-prefetch=NUM Number of archive files to prefetch into fdcache.
      --forwarded-ttl-limit=NUM   Limit of X-Forwarded-For hops, default 8.
  -g, --groom-time=SECONDS   Number of seconds to wait between database
                             grooming, 0=disable.
  -G, --maxigroom            Run a complete database groom/shrink pass at
                             startup.
  -h, --home-redirect=URL    Custom homepage - redirect.
  -H, --home-html=FILE       Custom homepage - htmlfile.
  -I, --include=REGEX        Include files matching REGEX, default=all.
      --listen-address=ADDR  HTTP address to listen on.
  -L, --logical              Follow symlinks, default=ignore.
      --metadata-maxtime=SECONDS   Number of seconds to limit metadata query
                             run time, 0=unlimited.
  -M, --max-depth=LEVELS     Depth of directory levels to descend into,
                             default=no-limit.
      --passive              Do not scan or groom, read-only database.
  -p, --port=NUM             HTTP port to listen on, default 8002.
  -r, --regex-groom          Uses regexes from -I and -X arguments to groom the
                             database.
      --scan-checkpoint=NUM  Number of files scanned before a WAL checkpoint.
  -t, --rescan-time=SECONDS  Number of seconds to wait between rescans,
                             0=disable.
  -v, --verbose              Increase verbosity.
  -X, --exclude=REGEX        Exclude files matching REGEX, default=none.

  -?, --help                 Give this help list
      --usage                Give a short usage message
  -V, --version              Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.

Report bugs to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla.
Options (34)
OptionDescriptionSource
-F, --scan-file-dirActivate ELF/DWARF file scanning.help + man
-R, --scan-rpm-dirActivate RPM patterns in archive scanning.help + man
-U, --scan-deb-dirActivate DEB/DDEB patterns in archive scanning.help + man
--corsAdd CORS-related response headers and OPTIONS method processing.help + man
-c, --concurrency NUMSet the concurrency limit for the scanning queue threads, which work together to process archives & files located by the traversal thread.help + man
-C, --connection-pool NUMUse webapi connection pool with NUM threads, default=unlim.help + man
--disable-source-scanDisable scan of the dwarf source info of debuginfo sections.help + man
-d, --database FILESet the path of the sqlite database used to store the index.help + man
-D, --ddl SQLExecute given sqlite statement after the database is opened and initialized as extra DDL (SQL data definition language).help + man
--fdcache-mbs MBConfigure limits on a cache that keeps recently extracted files from archives.help + man
--fdcache-mintmp NUMConfigure a disk space threshold for emergency flushing of the caches.help + man
--forwarded-ttl-limit NUMLimit of X-Forwarded-For hops, default 8.help + man
-g, --groom-time SECONDSNumber of seconds to wait between database grooming, 0=disable.help + man
-G, --maxigroomRun an extraordinary maximal-grooming pass at debuginfod startup.help + man
-h, --home-redirect URLAllow for redirecting to a custom URL in case client requests the document root.help + man
-H, --home-html FILEAllow for serving a custom text/html FILE in case client requests the document root.help + man
-I, --include REGEXGovern the inclusion and exclusion of file names under the search paths.help + man
--listen-address ADDRSet the IP address (IPv4/IPv6 address of the system) on which debuginfod should listen, to service HTTP requests.help + man
-L, --logicalTraverse symbolic links encountered during traversal of the PATHs, including across devices - as in find -L.help + man
--metadata-maxtime SECONDSNumber of seconds to limit metadata query run time, 0=unlimited.help + man
-M, --max-depth LEVELSLimit the depth of directory traversal to LEVELS levels below the source paths - as in find -maxdepth.help + man
--passiveSet the server to passive mode, where it only services webapi requests, including participating in federation.help + man
-p, --port NUMSet the TCP port number (0 < NUM < 65536) on which debuginfod should listen, to service HTTP requests.help + man
-r, --regex-groomApply the -I and -X during groom cycles, so that most content related to files excluded by the regexes are removed from the index.help + man
--scan-checkpoint NUMRun a synchronized SQLITE WAL checkpoint operation after every NUM completed archive or file scans.help + man
-t, --rescan-time SECONDSSet the rescan time for the file and archive directories.help + man
-v, --verboseIncrease verbosity of logging to the standard error file descriptor.help + man
-X, --exclude REGEXExclude files matching REGEX, default=none.help
-?, --helpGive this help listhelp
--usageGive a short usage messagehelp
-V, --versionPrint program versionhelp
-Z EXTActivate an additional pattern in archive scanning. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--fdcache-prefetch NUMUp to NUM other files from an archive may be prefetched into the cache before they are even requested. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--koji-sigcacheEnable an additional step of RPM path mapping when extracting signatures for use in RPM per-file IMA verification on koji repositories. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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