1 .TH 0LAUNCH 1 "2011" "Thomas Leonard" ""
3 0launch \(em download and run programs by URL
8 [\fBOPTION\fP]... \fBPROGRAM\fP [\fBARG\fP]...
12 0launch runs the given program. PROGRAM is either a URL in the form
13 `http://site/program.xml' or a local path name like `/path/to/program.xml'.
16 If the program is not already on your computer, 0launch downloads information about
17 which versions are available, and lets you choose one to download. It will also
18 (automatically) do the same for any libraries the program needs.
21 Note that much of the functionality that was originally in 0launch has now moved to
24 .B 0launch PROGRAM ARGS
27 is roughly equivalent to
29 .B 0install run PROGRAM ARGS
31 See the 0install(1) man-page for more information.
36 When a program is available using 0launch, it will have an associated URL. To
37 run the program, simply invoke 0launch with this as an argument:
39 .B 0launch http://rox.sourceforge.net/2005/interfaces/Edit
42 The first time you do this, details about the program are downloaded and
43 cached, and you will be prompted to confirm the versions to use. In future,
44 the program will run directly from the cache without confirmation.
47 To check for new versions:
49 .B 0launch \-\-refresh http://rox.sourceforge.net/2005/interfaces/Edit
52 To avoid having to keep typing the full URI, use the 0alias(1) command
53 to create shortcuts to run your programs.
55 .SH COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
58 0launch takes many of the same options as "0install run". This page just lists the differences:
61 \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-\-download\-only\fP
62 Deprecated. Use "0install download" instead.
65 \fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-feed\fP
66 Deprecated. Use "0install add-feed" or "0install remove-feed" instead.
69 \fB\-\-get\-selections\fP
70 Deprecated. Use "0install select" instead.
73 \fB\-i\fP, \fB\-\-import\fP
74 Deprecated. Use "0install import" instead.
77 \fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-list\fP
78 Deprecated. Use "0install list" instead.
81 \fB\-\-select\-only\fP
82 Deprecated. Use "0install select" instead.
85 \fB\-\-set\-selections=FILE\fP
86 Deprecated. Just give FILE as the PROGRAM.
90 Deprecated. Use "0install select" instead.
95 To debug 0launch itself, use the \-\-verbose and \-\-console options. For example:
97 .B $ 0launch \-vvc http://myprog
100 To trace or debug programs run by 0launch, use the \-\-wrapper option.
101 For example, to run \fBmyprog \-\-help\fP, displaying all calls to open(2):
103 .B $ 0launch \-\-wrapper="strace \-e open" http://myprog \-\-help
105 If your program is interpreted (e.g. a Python program), and you wish to debug
106 the interpreter running it, you can do it like this:
108 .B $ 0launch \-\-wrapper="gdb \-\-args python" http://myprog \-\-help
112 Configuration files (see freedesktop.org basedir spec):
114 .IP "~/.config/0install.net/injector/global"
115 Global configuration settings.
117 .IP "~/.config/0install.net/injector/trustdb.xml"
118 List of trusted keys.
120 .IP "~/.config/0install.net/injector/interfaces"
121 Per-interface settings, and extra feeds.
124 Cached data (can be re-downloaded if lost):
126 .IP "~/.cache/0install.net/interfaces"
127 Downloaded cached feed files.
129 .IP "~/.cache/0install.net/implementations"
130 Downloaded cached implementations, indexed by manifest digest.
133 See the 0store(1) man page for more information.
137 Copyright (C) 2011 Thomas Leonard.
140 You may redistribute copies of this program under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.
143 Please report bugs to the developer mailing list:
145 http://0install.net/support.html
149 Zero Install was created by Thomas Leonard.
152 0install(1), 0alias(1), 0store(1)
154 The Zero Install web-site:
156 .B http://0install.net