<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">

<refentry id="plymouthd">

        <refentryinfo>
                <title>plymouthd</title>
                <productname>plymouth</productname>

                <authorgroup>
                        <author>
                                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                                <firstname>Kristian</firstname>
                                <surname>Høgsberg</surname>
                        </author>
                        <author>
                                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                                <firstname>Ray</firstname>
                                <surname>Strode</surname>
                        </author>
                </authorgroup>

        </refentryinfo>

        <refmeta>
                <refentrytitle>plymouthd</refentrytitle>
                <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
                <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration</refmiscinfo>
        </refmeta>

        <refnamediv>
                <refname>plymouthd</refname>
                <refpurpose>The plymouth daemon</refpurpose>
        </refnamediv>

        <refsynopsisdiv>
                <cmdsynopsis>
                        <command>plymouthd <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTION</arg></command>
                </cmdsynopsis>
        </refsynopsisdiv>

        <refsect1>
                <title>Description</title>

<para>
The <command>plymouthd</command> daemon is usually run out of
the initrd. It does the heavy lifting of the plymouth system, logging
the session and showing the splash screen.
</para>
<para>
The <command>plymouth</command> is used to send commands to plymouthd
that control its behaviour.
</para>

        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>
                <title>Options</title>

                <para>The following options are understood:</para>

                <variablelist>
                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--help</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>Show summary of options.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--attach-to-session</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>Redirect console messages from screen to log.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--no-daemon</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>Do not daemonize.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--debug</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>Output debugging information.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--debug-file=STRING</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>File to write debugging information to.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--mode=MODE</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>Set mode to either boot or shutdown.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--pid-file=STRING</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>Write the PID of the daemon to a file.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--kernel-command-line=STRING</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>Fake kernel commandline to use.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term><option>--tty=STRING</option></term>
                                <listitem><para>TTY to use instead of default.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>
                </variablelist>
        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>
                <title>See Also</title>
                <para>
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>grub</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                        <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth">http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth</ulink>
                </para>
        </refsect1>

</refentry>
