xpra

Command Subsystem

This subsystem allows clients to execute new commands on the server.

Implementations

Component	Link
client	xpra.client.subsystem.command
client connection	n/a
server	xpra.server.subsystem.command

Client Capabilities

Capability	Type	Purpose
xdg-menu	boolean	The client wants to receive the menu of commands available on the server

Network Packets

Server-to-Client

If the client requested it, the server sends the menu using a generic setting-change packet:

Argument	Type	Purpose
setting-change	string	packet type
xdg-menu	string	setting
menu-data	dictionary	The updated menu

Client-to-Server

The only packet type that can be sent to the server is command-start:

Argument	Type	Purpose
command-start	string	packet type
name	string	The name of the command to execute, for presentation purposes only
command	list of strings	The full command to execute
ignore	boolean	Whether this command should be taken into account by the exit-with-children server feature
sharing	boolean	Whether this application should be shared with other clients connected to the same server or not

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