HYPNOTOAD(1)

💅 NAME 💅

okay bestie, meet HYPNOTOAD(1) — the manual page for hypnotoad, aka the Hypnotoad HTTP and WebSocket server. 🐸✨ This one's coming at you from the User Contributed Perl Documentation aisle, and it is lowkey iconic.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

okay so here's the synopsis, exactly as it wants to be seen:

Usage: hypnotoad [OPTIONS] [APPLICATION]

  hypnotoad ./script/my_app
  hypnotoad ./myapp.pl
  hypnotoad -f ./myapp.pl

Options:
  -f, --foreground   Keep manager process in foreground
  -h, --help         Show this message
  -s, --stop         Stop server gracefully
  -t, --test         Test application and exit

and here's the option breakdown so nothing gets lost in the group chat:

• -f, --foreground — keeps the manager process in the foreground. main character stays visible, no cap. 👀
• -h, --help — shows this message. the classic "help me help you" moment. 🫶
• -s, --stop — stops the server gracefully. polite queen behavior. 💅
• -t, --test — tests the application and exits. vibe check, then bye. ✅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

start Mojolicious and Mojolicious::Lite applications with the Hypnotoad web server. that's the tea, that's the whole assignment. 🍓✨

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Mojolicious
• Mojolicious::Guides
• <https://mojolicious.org>

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okay that's the page, bestie! 💖 this manual is from perl v5.42.0, dated 2026-07-15, and it's the HYPNOTOAD(1) page — User Contributed Perl Documentation, periodt. 🫶🌈