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/usr/bin/traffic_server

Apache Traffic Server™ is a fast, scalable and extensible HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 compliant caching proxy server.

From trafficserver-9 9.2.16-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running traffic_server --help (exit 64). permalink

Usage: traffic_server [--SWITCH [ARG]]
  switch__________________type__default___description
      --accept_mss        int   0         MSS for client connections
  -a, --accept_thread     tog   false     Use an Accept Thread
  -B, --action_tags       str             Vertical-bar-separated Behavior Tags
      --bind_stderr       str             Regular file to bind stderr to
      --bind_stdout       str             Regular file to bind stdout to
      --block             tog   false     block for debug attach
  -K, --clear_cache       on    false     Clear Cache on Startup
  -k, --clear_hostdb      on    false     Clear HostDB on Startup
  -C, --command           str             Maintenance Command to Execute
      Commands: list, check, clear, clear_cache, clear_hostdb, verify_config, verify_global_plugin, verify_remap_plugin, help
  -D, --conf_dir          str             config dir to verify
  -T, --debug_tags        str             Vertical-bar-separated Debug Tags
  -f, --disable_freelist  tog   false     Disable the freelist memory allocator
  -F, --disable_pfreelist tog   false     Disable the freelist memory allocator in ProxyAllocator
  -h, --help                              Print usage information
  -p, --httpport          str   (null)    Port descriptor for HTTP Accept
  -i, --interval          int   0         Statistics Interval
  -m, --maxRecords        int   2500      Max number of librecords metrics and configurations (default & minimum: 1600)
  -n, --net_threads       int   64        Number of Net Threads
  -t, --poll_timeout      int   -1        poll timeout in milliseconds
  -R, --regression        int   0         Regression Level (quick:1..long:3)
  -l, --regression_list   tog   false     List Regression Tests
  -r, --regression_test   str             Run Specific Regression Test
  -M, --remote_management tog   false     Remote Management
      --run-root                          using TS_RUNROOT as sandbox
  -U, --udp_threads       int   0         Number of UDP Threads
  -V, --version                           Print version string
Traffic Server 9.2.16 Oct 21 2026 11:23:36 chainguard
traffic_server: using root directory '/usr'
Options (26)
OptionDescriptionSource
--accept_mssint 0 MSS for client connectionshelp
-a, --accept_threadtog false Use an Accept Threadhelp
-B, --action_tagsstr Vertical-bar-separated Behavior Tagshelp
--bind_stderrstr Regular file to bind stderr tohelp
--bind_stdoutstr Regular file to bind stdout tohelp
--blocktog false block for debug attachhelp
-K, --clear_cacheon false Clear Cache on Startuphelp
-k, --clear_hostdbon false Clear HostDB on Startuphelp
-C, --commandstr Maintenance Command to Execute Commands: list, check, clear, clear_cache, clear_hostdb, verify_config, verify_global_plugin, verify_remap_plugin, helphelp
-D, --conf_dirstr config dir to verifyhelp
-T, --debug_tagsstr Vertical-bar-separated Debug Tagshelp
-f, --disable_freelisttog false Disable the freelist memory allocatorhelp
-F, --disable_pfreelist togfalse Disable the freelist memory allocator in ProxyAllocatorhelp
-h, --helpPrint usage informationhelp
-p, --httpportstr (null) Port descriptor for HTTP Accepthelp
-i, --intervalint 0 Statistics Intervalhelp
-m, --maxRecordsint 2500 Max number of librecords metrics and configurations (default & minimum: 1600)help
-n, --net_threadsint 64 Number of Net Threadshelp
-t, --poll_timeoutint -1 poll timeout in millisecondshelp
-R, --regressionint 0 Regression Level (quick:1..long:3)help
-l, --regression_listtog false List Regression Testshelp
-r, --regression_teststr Run Specific Regression Testhelp
-M, --remote_management togfalse Remote Managementhelp
--run-rootusing TS_RUNROOT as sandboxhelp
-U, --udp_threadsint 0 Number of UDP Threadshelp
-V, --versionPrint version stringhelp

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