XAPIAN-PROGSRV(1)

πŸ’… XAPIAN-PROGSRV πŸ’…

okay so bestie, welcome to xapian-progsrv β€” it lives in section 1 of the User Commands manual, and it's literally the little pipe-y server that makes Xapian's remote backend go brrr ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

xapian-progsrv β€” a piped server for use with Xapian's remote backend 🫢


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

xapian-progsrv [OPTIONS] DATABASE_DIRECTORY...

like, you give it options (if you want, no pressure) and then one or more database directories. that's the whole vibe check πŸ’–


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

xapian-progsrv β€” piped server for use with Xapian's remote backend πŸ˜­πŸ‘‘

yes queen, that's the description, that's the assignment, it ate and left no crumbs. it's a piped server and it's here for the remote backend, periodt πŸ’…


✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --timeout MSECS β€” sets the timeout, in milliseconds (MSECS, iykyk) ⏱️
  • --writable β€” allows updates, so the database can actually be changed, not just read πŸ”₯
  • --help β€” displays this help and exits, your classic escape hatch πŸ™ˆ
  • --version β€” outputs version information and exits, for when you gotta know πŸ‘‘

ngl bestie, that's the entire page β€” short, sweet, and absolutely iconic 🌈

and that's a wrap, strawberry πŸ“ this whole thing is from xapian-core 2.0.0, dated March 2026 β€” catch you in the next manpage, mwah πŸ’œπŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

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