SYD-CAT(1)

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💅 syd-cat(1) — the manual page, but make it bestie

okay so real talk, this is the syd-cat page from section 1 of the General Commands Manual, and it's genuinely one of my fave little tools to explain. stay with me, it's so good 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

syd-cat — the tool that parses, validates and displays syd(5) configuration 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

syd-cat [-hjJmM] [-p name] <path>...

like, that's the whole shape of it. paths go in, config comes out. slay 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so bestie, picture this: you hand it a list of paths, and it parses and validates your syd(5) configuration. that's the whole gig. no cap.

and on success? it prints the configuration to standard output. literally just hands you the goods. ✨

now, the supported configuration file extensions — and this part matters, don't @ me:

  • .ipset
  • .netset
  • .syd-3

those three, periodt. 🔥

👑 OPTIONS 👑

okay the flags, let's go, every single one, no skipping 🙈

  • -h — displays help. the classic. the icon. 💖
  • -j — displays the Syd configuration as JSON. pretty-printed vibes ✨
  • -J — displays the Syd configuration as compact JSON. same energy, zero breathing room 💀
  • -m magic — runs a magic command at init. and yes, it may be repeated — stack 'em up, queen 👑
  • -M magic — runs a magic command at exit. also may be repeated. same deal, other end of the run 🦋
  • -p name — displays the rules of the profile with the given name. and here's the secret trick: use list as the name and it displays the list of profiles instead. iykyk 🧚
ngl the -p list thing is the little detail everyone forgets, so like… don't forget it bestie 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these, they're all connected, it's giving lore:

syd homepage: https://sydbox.exherbo.org/ — go say hi ⭐

💖 AUTHORS 💖

maintained by Ali Polatel. up-to-date sources can be found at:

bugs/patches can be submitted to https://gitlab.exherbo.org/groups/sydbox/-/issues 🎀

and you can come discuss it — genuinely, come hang out:

  • #sydbox on Libera Chat
  • #sydbox:mailstation.de on Matrix

okay that's the whole page, you ate it, you understood it, I'm so proud 🥹 this was General Commands Manual, dated 2026-09-01 — go forth and parse, bestie. mwah 💋💅✨

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