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LIBRABBITMQ-TOOLS(7) RabbitMQ C Client LIBRABBITMQ-TOOLS(7)

NAME

librabbitmq-tools - Command line AMQP tools

DESCRIPTION

A set of command line AMQP tools based on librabbitmq. This page describes common options and conventions used by all of the tools.

COMMON OPTIONS

-u, --url=amqp://...

The AMQP URL to connect to. Takes precedence over the AMQP_URL environment variable. If neither is given, the default connection parameters are used.

-s, --server=hostname:port

The host name (or address) to connect to. Defaults to localhost. The port number may also be specified; if omitted, it defaults to the standard AMQP port number (5672).

--vhost=vhost

The AMQP vhost to specify when connecting. Defaults to /.

--username=username

The username to authenticate to the AMQP server with. Defaults to guest.

--password=password

The password to authenticate to the AMQP server with. Defaults to guest.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

AMQP_URL

Specifies the default AMQP URL to connect to. Ignored if any connection option (--url, --server, --port, --username, --password, or --vhost) is given on the command line.

SEE ALSO

amqp-publish(1), amqp-consume(1), amqp-get(1)

AUTHOR

The RabbitMQ Team <<info@rabbitmq.com>>

2026-07-02 RabbitMQ C Client