mosquitto_signal is a tool for sending control signals to mosquitto. it is primarily useful on Windows. on other systems the `kill` tool can be used. Usage: mosquitto_signal {-a | -p } mosquitto_signal --help -a : signal all processes that match the name 'mosquitto'. -p : specify a process ID to signal may be one of: config-reload - reload the configuration file, if in use. log-rotate - if using `file` logging ask the broker to close and reopen the log file. shutdown - quit the broker. tree-print - (debug) print out subscription and retain tree information to stdout. xtreport - (debug) write internal data to xtmosquitto.kcg.. See https://mosquitto.org/ for more information.