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usbmuxd(1)							    usbmuxd(1)

NAME
       usbmuxd	-  Expose  a  socket  to multiplex connections from and to iOS
       devices.

SYNOPSIS
       usbmuxd [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
       usbmuxd stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in	charge
       of  multiplexing	 connections  over  USB to an iOS device. To users, it
       means you can sync your music, contacts,	 photos,  etc.	over  USB.  To
       developers,  it means you can connect to any listening localhost socket
       on the device. usbmuxd is not used for tethering	 data  transfer	 which
       uses  a	dedicated  USB interface as a virtual network device. Multiple
       connections to different TCP ports can happen in parallel. The  higher-
       level layers are handled by libimobiledevice.

       When  usbmuxd  is  running (normally started, or stopped as a result of
       "udev" auto-insertion messages or by  systemd)  it  provides  a	socket
       interface  in "/var/run/usbmuxd" that is designed to be compatible with
       the socket interface that is provided on Mac OS X.

       You should also create a "usbmux" user that has access to  USB  devices
       on  your system. Alternatively, you can pass a different username using
       the -U argument.

       Due to iOS 7 the daemon now  also  manages  pairing  records  with  iOS
       devices	and  the host in "/var/lib/lockdown" (Linux) or "/var/db/lock‐
       down" (Mac OS X).  Ensure proper permissions are setup for  the	daemon
       to access the directory.

OPTIONS
       -U, --user USER
	      Change to this user after startup (needs USB privileges).

       -f, --foreground
	      Do not daemonize (implies one -v).

       -n, --disable-hotplug
	      Disables	automatic  discovery  of  devices on hotplug. Starting
	      another instance will trigger discovery instead.

       -z, --enable-exit
	      Enable "--exit" request from other instances and exit  automati‐
	      cally if no device is attached.

       -u, --udev
	      Run in udev operation mode (implies -n and -z).

       -s, --systemd
	      Run in systemd operation mode (implies -z and -f).

       -x, --exit
	      Notify  a	 running instance to exit if there are no devices con‐
	      nected (sends SIGUSR1 to running instance) and exit.

       -X, --force-exit
	      Notify a running instance	 to  exit  even	 if  there  are	 still
	      devices connected (always works) and exit.

       -v, --verbose
	      be verbose (use twice or more to increase verbose level).

       -V, --version
	      print version information and exit.

       -h, --help
	      prints usage information.

AUTHOR
       The first usbmuxd daemon implementation was authored by Hector Martin.

       Now mainly developed by Nikias Bassen, Martin Szulecki and contributors
       (see AUTHORS file).

SEE ALSO
       http://www.libimobiledevice.org

       http://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd/

       idevice_id(1), iproxy(1).

								    usbmuxd(1)

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