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/usr/bin/varlink

C reference implementation of the Varlink IPC protocol and the varlink command-line tool

From libvarlink 24.0.1-r2 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running varlink --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: varlink COMMAND [OPTIONS]...

  -A, --activate=COMMAND Service to socket-activate and connect to
                         The temporary UNIX socket address is
                         exported as $VARLINK_ADDRESS.
  -b, --bridge=COMMAND   Command to execute and connect to
  -h, --help             Display this help text and exit
  -t, --timeout=SECONDS  Time in seconds to wait for a reply
  -R, --resolver=ADDRESS Address of the resolver
  -V, --version          Output version information and exit

Commands:
  bridge           Bridge varlink messages to services on this machine
  call             Call a method
  complete         Provide suggestions for command line completion
  format           Format a varlink service file
  help             Print interface description or service information
  info             Print information about a service
  resolve          Resolve an interface name to a varlink address

Errors:
   1 Panic
   2 CannotResolve
   3 MissingCommand
   4 CommandNotFound
   5 MissingArgument
   6 InvalidArgument
   7 InvalidJson
   8 CannotConnect
   9 Timeout
  10 Canceled
  11 CallFailed
  12 RemoteError
  13 InvalidMessage
  14 ConnectionClosed
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-b, --bridge COMMANDCommand to execute and connect tohelp
-h, --helpDisplay this help text and exithelp
-t, --timeout SECONDSTime in seconds to wait for a replyhelp
-V, --versionOutput version information and exithelp

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