.. only:: html piuparts_slave_run(8) ===================== :doctype: manpage :revdate: 2017-03-06 SYNOPSIS -------- *piuparts_slave_run* ['SLAVE-NUMBERS'] DESCRIPTION ----------- *piuparts_slave_run* runs piuparts-slave instance(s) in *screen* which run *piuparts* tests which test whether Debian packages handle installation, upgrading, and removal correctly. By default, *piuparts_slave_run* will start the number of slaves specified by the 'slave-count' parameter in the piuparts.conf file. If 'slave-count' is not defined, a single slave will be started. If a single argument is supplied to *piuparts_slave_run*, consisting of a space-separated list of numbers between 1 and 'slave-count', only those slaves will be started. OPTIONS ------- There are no options to this command currently. Note however that *this interface is under development* and may change. ENVIRONMENT ----------- Running piuparts in master-slave mode requires configuration in */etc/piuparts*. BUGS ---- *piuparts_slave_run* should be able to run slaves in different ways: 1. all, in a new screen (only this is implemented at the moment) 2. a specific one, in a specified screen slot in a (running) screen 3. append one to a (running) screen using a "random" slot 4. start slave in the current directory in the current shell in foreground. NOTES ----- Make sure to also read */usr/share/doc/piuparts-master/README_server.txt*. SEE ALSO -------- *piuparts* (1), *piuparts_slave_join* (8), *piuparts_slave_stop* (8), *screen* (1) AUTHOR ------ Holger Levsen (holger@layer-acht.org)