MULTIPATHC(8) System Manager's Manual MULTIPATHC(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

multipathc - Interactive client for multipathd

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**multipathc** \[ *timeout* ]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **multipathc** tool provides an interactive shell for communicating with the **multipathd** daemon. The command **multipathd -k** invokes **multipathc**.

All commands documented in [**multipathd(8)**](/man/os/multipath-tools/multipathd.8) are supported. The available commands can be viewed by entering '*help*'. Use *quit*, *exit*, or **CTRL-D** to exit the shell. Keywords can be abbreviated with the first letters (for example, *shu* for *shutdown*), if the abbreviation is unique. Some commands support pretty-printing using **printf**-style format specifiers. The supported format specifiers can be listed with the command **show wildcards**. Depending on build options, the interactive shell may provide command completion and history expansion features.

The optional parameter **timeout** specifies the timeout to wait for a reply from **multipathd**, in milliseconds. The default is 4000 ms.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**multipathd**(8)](/man/os/multipath-tools/multipathd.8)

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

*multipath-tools* was developed by Christophe Varoqui <christophe.varoqui@opensvc.com> and others.

2022-09-03 Linux

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Document: multipathc(8) from multipath-tools 0.15.1-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/opensvc/multipath-tools