CHALLENGER-HTTPD(1)

📦 version 1.3.0, in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable

💅 CHALLENGER-HTTPD(1) — bestie, this is the challenger-httpd page from the GNU Taler fam 🎀

okay so real talk, this whole page is about ONE little binary that serves up the Challenger HTTP interface, and honestly? it's giving "small but mighty." let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

challenger-httpd — the tool that provides the Challenger HTTP interface. that's it, that's the job, and it does it slayfully 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

challenger-httpd [-C | --connection-close]
[-c FILENAME | --config=FILENAME] [-h | --help]
[-L LOGLEVEL | --log=LOGLEVEL] [-l FILENAME | --logfile=FILENAME]
[-v | --version]

like, look at her. all those flags lined up like a little outfit. 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

challenger-httpd is a command-line tool whose entire main character energy is providing the Challenger HTTP interface. no cap, that's the whole vibe check. 🫶

its options are as follows, and yes we're going through every single one because none of them are getting left on read: 💅

  • -C | --connection-close — forces HTTP connections to be closed after each request. no lingering, no attachments, we say bye after every single one 💀
  • -c FILENAME | --config=FILENAME — tells it to use the configuration and other resources for the Challenger commands to operate from FILENAME. basically "here's my folder of secrets, go off" 🍓
  • -h | --help — prints short help on options. the classic "help me help you" moment 🙈
  • -L LOGLEVEL | --log=LOGLEVEL — configures logging to use LOGLEVEL. pick your volume, bestie 🔊
  • -l FILENAME | --logfile=FILENAME — configures logging to write logs to FILENAME. journaling era ✨📓
  • -v | –version — prints version information. the "who am i" of flags 🪞

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go read her friends, they're all iconic:

💀 BUGS 💀

found a bug? don't suffer in silence, report it! you've got two iconic options:

(no carrier pigeon option, sorry bestie 😭)

👑 AUTHOR 👑

GNU Taler contributors — the collective. the group chat. the it-girls of free software 🌈

2014-2025 Taler Systems SA — licensed GPLv3+ or GFDL 1.3+, so go forth and remix responsibly 💜

tiny sign-off: this page is version 1.0, dated Dec 22, 2025, and it's fr fr the end of the page. drink some water, close your connections with -C, and stan challenger-httpd 💖✨🎀
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