state

This command displays the contents of the service's state file.

This command is purely a debug command used by system administrator or developers.

Interface

state [ -h ] [ -n ] [ -f field,... ] service

This command displays the contents of the service's state file. This file is used internally by the 66 program to know runtime service information.

Options

• -h, --help: prints this help.

• -n, --no-name: do not display the field name, only its value. Useful for scripting.

• -f, --field field,...: comma separated list of fields to display.

Usage example

Display state of service foo:

$ 66 state foo
toinit        : 1
toreload      : 0
tounsupervise : 0
issupervised  : 0

The output above is a service that has been parsed but not started yet.

Fields

Each field is a boolean (1/0).

Field	Meaning
issupervised	a 66-supervise process is currently managing the service
toinit	the service is pending initialisation in the scandir
toreload	the service is flagged to be reloaded
tounsupervise	the service is flagged to be dropped from supervision

The to* flags are transient: they record an action 66 is about to apply. To inspect a service at a glance, prefer 66 status; state is for debugging the internal runtime bookkeeping.