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NAME

gunicornc - gunicorn control client

DESCRIPTION

usage: gunicornc [-h] [-s SOCKET] [-c COMMAND] [-j] [-v]

Gunicorn control interface

options:

show this help message and exit
Control socket path (default: gunicorn.ctl in current directory)
Execute single command and exit
Output raw JSON (for scripting)
Show version and exit

EXAMPLES

# Interactive mode (default socket)
gunicornc -s /tmp/myapp.ctl
# Interactive mode with custom socket
gunicornc -c "show workers"
# Single command mode
gunicornc -c "worker add 2"
# Add 2 workers
gunicornc -c "show stats" -j
# Output stats as JSON

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for gunicornc is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gunicornc programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info gunicornc

should give you access to the complete manual.

February 2026 gunicornc (gunicorn 25.1.0)