syd-cat(1)

syd-cat1

Tool to parse, validate and display syd(5) configuration

Usage

syd-cat [-hjJmM] [-p name] <path> ...

Overview

Given a list of paths, parses and validates syd(5) configuration.

Prints configuration to standard output on success.

Supported configuration file extensions are .ipset, .netset, and .syd-3.

Options

-hDisplay help.
-jDisplay Syd configuration as JSON.
-JDisplay Syd configuration as compact JSON.
-m magicRun a magic command at init, may be repeated.
-M magicRun a magic command at exit, may be repeated.
-p nameDisplay rules of the profile with the given name. Use list as name to display the list of profiles.

Authors

Maintained by Ali Polatel. Up-to-date sources can be found at https://gitlab.exherbo.org/sydbox/sydbox.git and on Radicle at rad:z38HCnbmcDegA2BMxuPaPRPMdp6wF. Bugs/patches can be submitted to https://gitlab.exherbo.org/groups/sydbox/-/issues. Discuss in #sydbox on Libera Chat or in #sydbox:mailstation.de on Matrix.

From syd 3.59.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.