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.TH "dde\-seatd\-launch" "1" "2026\-07\-28"
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.SH NAME
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dde\-seatd\-launch \- Start a process with its own dde\-seatd instance
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBdde\-seatd\-launch\fR [options] [\-\-] command
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.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-l <loglevel>\fR
.RS 4
Log\-level to pass to dde\-seatd.\& See \fBdde\-seatd\fR(1) for information about
available log\-levels.\&
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.RE
\fB\-h\fR
.RS 4
Show help message and quit.\&
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.RE
\fB\-v\fR
.RS 4
Show the version number and quit.\&
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.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
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dde\-seatd\-launch starts a dde\-seatd instance with a dedicated socket path, waits for it
to be ready, and starts the specified command with SEATD_SOCK set
appropriately.\& Once the specified command terminates, the dde\-seatd instance is
also terminated.\&
.PP
dde\-seatd requires root privileges to perform its tasks.\& This can be achieved
through SUID of dde\-seatd\-launch or by running dde\-seatd\-launch as root.\& dde\-seatd\-launch
will drop privileges from the effective user to the real user before running
the specified command.\& If the real user is root, this is simply a noop.\& You
should only run dde\-seatd\-launch as root if you intend for the specified command to
run as root as well.\&
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dde\-seatd\-launch serves a similar purpose to the libseat "builtin" backend, but is
superior to it for two reasons:
.PD 0
.IP 1. 4
The specified command never runs as root
.IP 2. 4
The standard dde\-seatd executable and DDE libseat\-compatible backend is used
.PD
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.SH EXIT STATUS
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dde\-seatd\-launch exits with the status of its child.\& When the child terminates on
a signal \fIN\fR, dde\-seatd\-launch exits with the status 128 + \fIN\fR.\&
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If dde\-seatd\-launch fails because of another error, it exits with a non\-zero
status.\&
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.SH SEE ALSO
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The DDE libseat\-compatible library, \fB<libseat.\&h>\fR, \fBdde\-seatd\fR(1)
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.SH AUTHORS
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Maintained by Kenny Levinsen <contact@kl.\&wtf>, who is assisted by other
open\-source contributors.\& For more information about seatd development, see
https://sr.\&ht/\(tikennylevinsen/seatd.\&