NAME

       buildbot-worker - a tool for managing buildbot worker instances

SYNOPSIS

       buildbot-worker [ global options ] command [ command options ]

       buildbot-worker  create-worker [ -q|--quiet ] [ -f|--force ] [ -r|--relocatable ] [ -n|--no-logrotate ] [
       -k|--keepalive TIME ] [ --usepty {0|1} ] [ --umask UMASK ] [ -s|--log-size SIZE ] [ -l|--log-count  COUNT
       ] [ --verbose ] PATH MASTER USERNAME PASSWORD

       buildbot-worker [ --verbose ] { start|stop|restart } [ PATH ]

       buildbot-worker [ --verbose ] { --help|--version }

       buildbot-worker command -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

       The  `buildbot-worker'  command-line  tool can be used to start or stop a Buildbot worker or create a new
       worker instance.

OPTIONS

   Commands
       create-worker
              Create and populate a directory for a new worker

       start  Start a worker

       stop   Stop a worker

       restart
              Restart a worker

   Global options
       -h|--help
              Print the list of available commands and global options.  All subsequent commands are ignored.

       --version
              Print twistd and buildbot-worker version.  All subsequent commands are ignored.

       --verbose
              Verbose output.

   create-worker command options
       -f|--force
              Re-use an existing directory.

       -h|--help
              Show help for current command and exit.  All subsequent commands are ignored.

       -k|--keepalive
              Send keepalive requests to buildmaster every TIME seconds.  Default value is 600 seconds.

       -l|--log-count
              Limit the number of kept old twisted log files to COUNT.  All files are kept by default.

       -q|--quiet
              Do not emit the commands being run.

       -r|--relocatable
              Create a relocatable buildbot.tac.

       -n|--no-logrotate
              Do not permit worker rotate logs by itself.

       -s|--log-size
              Set size at which twisted lof file is rotated to SIZE bytes.  Default value is 1000000 bytes.

       --umask
              Set umask for files created by worker.  Default value is 077 which means only owner can access the
              files.  See umask(2) for more details.

       --usepty
              Set  whether  child processes should be run in a pty (0 means do not run in a pty).  Default value
              is 0.

       PATH   Path to worker base directory.

       MASTER Set the host and port of buildbot master to attach to in form HOST:PORT.  This should be  provided
              by buildmaster administrator.

       USERNAME
              Worker name to connect with.  This should be provided by buildmaster administrator.

       PASSWORD
              Worker password to connect with.  This should be provided by buildmaster administrator.

SEE ALSO

       buildbot(1), umask(2),