nsmd(1)

nsmd1

Manual page for nsmd version 1.6.1

Overview

nsmd - Daemon and server for the 'New Session Manager'

Usage:

nsmd nsmd --help nsmd --version

Options

--help

Show this screen

--version

Show version

--osc-port portnum

OSC port number [Default: provided by system].

--session-root path

Base path for sessions [Default: $XDG_DATA_HOME/nsm/].

--load-session name

Load existing session [Example: "My Song"].

--gui-url url

Connect to running legacy-gui [Example: osc.udp://mycomputer.localdomain:38356/].

--detach

Detach from console.

--quiet

Suppress messages except warnings and errors.

nsmd can be run headless with existing sessions. To create new ones it is recommended to use a GUI such as nsm-legacy-gui (included) or Agordejo (separate package)

Reporting bugs

https://github.com/jackaudio/new-session-manager/issues

From new-session-manager 1.6.1-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.