COUCHDB(1)

NAME
couchdb - Apache CouchDB database server

SYNOPSIS
couchdb [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
The couchdb command runs the Apache CouchDB server.

Erlang inherits the environment of this command.

The exit status is 0 for success or 1 for failure.

The `-s' option will exit 0 for running and 1 for not running.

OPTIONS

-h  display a short help message and exit

-V  display version information and exit

-a FILE
    add configuration FILE to chain

-A DIR
    add configuration DIR to chain

-n  reset configuration file chain (including system default)

-c  print configuration file chain and exit

-i  use the interactive Erlang shell

-b  spawn as a background process

-p FILE
    set the background PID FILE (overrides system default)

-r SECONDS
    respawn background process after SECONDS (defaults to no respawn)

-o FILE
    redirect background stdout to FILE (defaults to couchdb.stdout)

-e FILE
    redirect background stderr to FILE (defaults to couchdb.stderr)

-s  display the status of the background process

-k  kill the background process, will respawn if needed

-d  shutdown the background process

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB>.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

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