NAME

       roarpluginrunner - Run RoarAudio plugins

SYNOPSIS

       roarpluginrunner [OPTIONS]... PLUGIN

DESCRIPTION

       This  tool can be used to run RoarAudio plugins or report information about the plugin.  roarpluginrunner
       loads the plugins in a plugin container with the given parameters passed.  This allows  you  to  run  all
       universal plugins as well as some other plugins out side a specific host. It can also be used for Testing
       the plugins.

       There are three modes of operation: Running, Running as  application  and  Explaining.   The  first  mode
       (Running)  is  what  most host applications will do.  Running as application is different in the way that
       all parameters left on the command line after the plugin name are parsed and  passed  to  the  plugin  as
       plugin arguments.

       In  this  mode  parameters  passed  after  the  plugin  name  are  split into key-value-pairs.  An option
       (beginning with two dashes) are passed as pair with the option name (the dashes) removed as  key  and  no
       value.  If  it contains a equality sign the part after it is passed as value.  Options with a single dash
       are split each letter into an own key-value-pair with only the key set.  Non-option  arguments  (with  no
       dashes)  are  passed  as  value-only  pairs.   After a pure double dash all parameters are passed as non-
       options with the double dash completely removed from the key-value-array.

       In the explain mode the plugin is loaded but not run. The meta information about the plugin are reported.
       This  includes  true meta data like the name, authors and copyright but also technical meta data like the
       host application's name the plugin is written for.

       When the plugin uses symbols from the host directly the plugin may not be  loaded  into  roarpluginrunner
       because  of  the system's library loader limits. On GNU/Linux (and other POSIX like implementations) this
       is only true if the plugin uses global variables of the host. Plugins using functions  of  the  host  can
       still be loaded in this mode.

OPTIONS

       -h --help
              Prints a help message.

       -v --verbose
              Be verbose. Can be used multiple times.

       --server SERVER
              Set default server to SERVER.

       --run  Run plugin.

       --run-as-application
              Same  as  --run  except  all  tailing  arguments  are  passed to the plugin.  This is also used by
              roarpluginapplication(1).

       --explain
              Explain plugin. This lists all details about the plugin without actually running it.

       --appname NAME
              Sets the appname.

       --abiversion ABI
              Set the ABI version.

       --args ARGS
              Set plugin arguments.

RUNNER OPTIONS

       --option-touch
              Do not keep the plugin running: Do a single UPDATE cycle.

       --option-no-touch
              Disable touch option.

       --option-about
              Show an about dialog after startup.

       --option-no-about
              Disable about option.

       --option-help
              Show onlion help after startup.

       --option-no-help
              Disable help option.

       --option-preferences
              Show preferences dialog after startup.

       --option-no-preferences
              Disable preferences option.

CPI OPTIONS

       -t --tcp
              Use TCP listen socket.

       -u --unix
              Use UNIX Domain listen socket (default).

       -n --decnet
              use DECnet listen socket.

       --port PORT
              TCP Port to bind to. Only in case of TCP listen sockets.

       --bind ADDR
              Node/Hostname/Path to bind to.

       --proto PROTO
              Use PROTO as protocol on listen or client socket.

       --new-sock
              Parameters for new socket follow.

       --client-fh FH
              Comunicate with a client over this handle.

BUGS

       --client-fh may not work as expected.

SEE ALSO

       roarpluginapplication(1), roartips(7), libroar(7), RoarAudio(7).

HISTORY

       For history information see RoarAudio(7).