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 piuparts_slave_run(8)
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 :revdate: 2017-03-06



SYNOPSIS
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*piuparts_slave_run* ['SLAVE-NUMBERS']

DESCRIPTION
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*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
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There are no options to this command currently. Note however that *this interface is under development* and may change.

ENVIRONMENT
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Running piuparts in master-slave mode requires configuration in */etc/piuparts*.

BUGS
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*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
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Make sure to also read */usr/share/doc/piuparts-master/README_server.txt*.

SEE ALSO
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*piuparts* (1), *piuparts_slave_join* (8), *piuparts_slave_stop* (8), *screen* (1)

AUTHOR
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Holger Levsen (holger@layer-acht.org)