TRAWLD(1)

📦 version 0.2.9, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 TRAWLD — the trawl daemon, bestie edition 💖

okay so real quick, this is the manual for trawld — that's section 1 of the manual pages, the Trawl Daemon one. if you're here you're probably trying to figure out what this little background gremlin actually does, and girl, I got you. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

trawld — the Configuration Manager daemon for trawl. yes it's a daemon. yes it lives in the background. yes it's the backbone. periodt. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

trawld [--cpp<filename>] [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-l|--load<filename>]
[--nocpp] [-v|--verbose] [-V|--version] [<FILENAME>]

look at her. so many little flags. so much main character energy. 🌸

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so Trawl is a resource management tool that's out here trying to be an alternative to xrdb, except — and this is the slay part — it's session independent, meaning it works on both X11 and Wayland. no favorites. no picking sides. iconic behavior honestly. ✨

and trawld? she's the daemon that acts as a backend for the trawl client utilities. think of her as the friend in the group chat who actually holds all the info while everyone else just asks her questions. the client utilities show up, trawld delivers. no cap. 💜

💅 OPTIONS 💅

okay bestie, here's the full menu. every single one, no skipping, I know you'd want it that way.

  • --cpp <filename> — the preprocessor to use. the default is /usr/bin/cpp. that's where she's pointing unless you tell her otherwise. 🎀
  • -d, --debug — turn on debug mode. she'll be loud about what's going on. 🔥
  • -h, --help — print help information. the classic. the comfort flag. when in doubt, ask for help. 🙈
  • -l, --load <filename> — load resources from a file. feed her a file, she eats it up. 🍓
  • --nocpp — do not use a preprocessor. opting out entirely. no preprocessor, no problem. 💀
  • -v, --verbose — turn on verbose mode. more words. more details. more of everything. 🦋
  • -V, --version — print version information. so you know exactly which girl you're talking to. ⭐

and yeah, there's also a positional <FILENAME> in there if you're passing one along. 🌈

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

  • xrdb(1) — the OG. the one Trawl is out here being an alternative to. respect your elders. 💖

🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

made with love by these two absolute legends:

  • Soumya Ranjan Patnaik <soumyaranjan1812@gmail.com>
  • Ken Gilmer <kgilmer@gmail.com>

thank you for your service kings, the trawl girlies are eternally grateful. 🫶✨

ok that's the whole page, you made it to the end, I'm so proud of you. go forth and daemon responsibly. 🧚💜

this was Version 0.2.7, dated 26 July 2024 — trawld, Trawl Daemon, out. 💅✨

📦 where this page comes from