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.TH PLUMB 1 .SH NAME plumb \- send message to plumber .SH SYNOPSIS .B plumb [ .BI -s " src" ] [ .BI -d " dest" ] [ .BI -w " wdir" ] [ .BI -t " type" ] [ .BI -a " name value" ] [ .B -i ] .I data \&... .SH DESCRIPTION .I Plumb sends a message to the plumber, .IR plumber (8), which is normally started by .IR wm (1)'s start up script. .PP The options and arguments are used as components of the message. See .IR plumbing (6) for their interpretation. The options are: .TP .BI -s " src" Set the source to .I src (default: unspecified). .TP .BI -d " dest" Set the destination to .I dest (default: unspecified). .TP .BI -w " wdir" Set the working directory to .I wdir (default: current directory as reported by .IR pwd (1) or .IR workdir (2)). .TP .BI -t " type" Set the type of data to .I type (default: .BR text ) .TP .BI -a " name value" Include an attribute .RI ` name = value '; there can be more than one. .TP .B -i Take the .I data from the standard input not from the argument strings. If an .B action attribute is not otherwise specified, .I plumb will add an .B action=showdata attribute to the message. .PP The remaining arguments are sent, separated by spaces, as the .I data of the message. The plumber will apply its rules to the resulting message to decide how to route it. .SH FILES .TF /chan/plumb.input .TP .B /chan/plumb.input .IR plumber (8) input channel .SH SOURCE .B /appl/cmd/plumb.b .SH SEE ALSO .IR plumbmsg (2), .IR plumbing (6), .IR plumber (8)