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WINESERVER(1)			 Windows on Unix		   WINESERVER(1)

NAME
     wineserver - the Wine server

SYNOPSIS
     wineserver [options]

DESCRIPTION
     wineserver  is a daemon process that provides to Wine roughly the same ser-
     vices that the Windows kernel provides on Windows.

     wineserver is normally launched automatically when starting wine(1), so you
     shouldn't have to worry about it. In some cases however, it can  be  useful
     to start wineserver explicitly with different options, as explained below.

OPTIONS
     -d[n], --debug[=n]
	    Set  the  debug  level to n.  0 means no debugging information, 1 is
	    the normal level, and 2 is for extra verbose debugging. If n is  not
	    specified,	the  default  is  1.  The  debug  output will be sent to
	    stderr. wine(1) will automatically	enable	normal	level  debugging
	    when starting wineserver if the +server option is set in the WINEDE-
	    BUG variable.

     -f, --foreground
	    Make  the  server remain in the foreground for easier debugging, for
	    instance when running it under a debugger.

     -h, --help
	    Display a help message.

     -k[n], --kill[=n]
	    Kill the currently running wineserver, optionally by sending  signal
	    n.	If  no	signal	is  specified,	sends  a SIGINT first and then a
	    SIGKILL.  The instance of wineserver  that	is  killed  is	selected
	    based on the WINEPREFIX environment variable.

     -p[n], --persistent[=n]
	    Specify  the  wineserver  persistence delay, i.e. the amount of time
	    that the server will keep running when  all  client  processes  have
	    terminated. This avoids the cost of shutting down and starting again
	    when  programs are launched in quick succession. The timeout n is in
	    seconds, the default value is 3 seconds. If n is not specified,  the
	    server stays around forever.

     -v, --version
	    Display version information and exit.

     -w, --wait
	    Wait until the currently running wineserver terminates.

ENVIRONMENT
     WINEPREFIX
	    If set, the content of this variable is taken as the name of the di-
	    rectory   where   wineserver   stores   its  data  (the  default  is
	    $HOME/.wine). All wine processes using the	same  wineserver  (i.e.:
	    same  user)  share	certain  things like registry, shared memory and
	    kernel objects.  By setting WINEPREFIX to different values for  dif-
	    ferent Wine processes, it is possible to run a number of truly inde-
	    pendent Wine sessions.

FILES
     ~/.wine
	    Directory containing user specific data managed by wine.

     /tmp/.wine-uid
	    Directory containing the server Unix socket and the lock file. These
	    files  are	created  in a subdirectory generated from the WINEPREFIX
	    directory device and inode numbers.

AUTHORS
     The original author of wineserver is Alexandre Julliard. Many other  people
     have  contributed	new features and bug fixes. For a complete list, see the
     git commit logs.

BUGS
     Bugs can be reported on the Wine bug tracker.

AVAILABILITY
     wineserver is part of the Wine distribution,  which  is  available  through
     WineHQ, the Wine development headquarters.

SEE ALSO
     wine(1),
     Wine documentation and support.

Wine 11.12			  October 2005			   WINESERVER(1)

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