CLI

The CLI is the human interface. It communicates with the daemon via IPC and dispatches commands using structured messages.

Commands

Command	IPC Action	Purpose
start	start	Start a unit
stop	stop	Stop a unit
show	show	Display unit/state info
reload-units	reload_units	Reload unit configs
logout	logout	End user session
su	run0	Escalate privileges
permission	grant_permission / revoke_permission	Manage permissions
invoke	(user-provided)	Send arbitrary action
scope	create_scope / destroy_scope	Manage scopes
soft-reboot	soft_reboot	Soft-reboot the daemon
reboot	reboot	Reboot the system
shutdown	shutdown	Shut down the system

Command Details

Each command maps to one or more IPC actions:

• rind start <name>: sends a start request of a specified type
• rind stop <name>: sends a stop request of a specified type
• rind show <name>: sends show, returns unit metadata and current state
• rind reload-units: sends reload_units, triggers a Collect cycle
• rind su <cmd>: sends run0, escalates via privilege runtime
• rind logout: sends logout, ends the current session
• rind permission grant/revoke/show ...: manages ACL entries
• rind scope create/destroy ...: manages runtime scopes
• rind soft-reboot: sends soft_reboot, restarts runtime without exiting
• rind reboot / rind shutdown: system-level power operations

See also: IPC, Transports, Runtimes