Provided by: buildbot-slave_0.8.12-1_all 
NAME
buildslave - a tool for managing buildbot slave instances
SYNOPSIS
buildslave [ global options ] command [ command options ]
buildslave create-slave [ -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
buildslave [ --verbose ] { start|stop|restart } [ PATH ]
buildslave [ --verbose ] { --help|--version }
buildslave command -h|--help
DESCRIPTION
The `buildslave' command-line tool can be used to start or stop a buildslave or create a new buildslave
instance.
OPTIONS
Commands
create-slave
Create and populate a directory for a new buildslave
start Start a buildslave
stop Stop a buildslave
restart
Restart a buildslave
Global options
-h|--help
Print the list of available commands and global options. All subsequent commands are ignored.
--version
Print twistd and buildslave version. All subsequent commands are ignored.
--verbose
Verbose output.
create-slave 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 buildslave 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 buildslave. Default value is 077 which means only owner can access
the files. See umask(2) for more details.
--usepty
Set wether child processes should be run in a pty (0 means do not run in a pty). Default value is
0.
PATH Path to buildslave 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
Buildslave name to connect with. This should be provided by buildmaster administrator.
PASSWORD
Buildslave password to connect with. This should be provided by buildmaster administrator.
SEE ALSO
buildbot(1), umask(2), The complete documentation is available in texinfo format. To use it, run info buildbot.