0launch(1) download and run programs by URL

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NAME
       0launch — download and run programs by URL

SYNOPSIS
       0launch [OPTION]... PROGRAM [ARG]...

DESCRIPTION
       0launch  runs  the  given  program. PROGRAM is either a URL in the form
       `http://site/program.xml'    or    a    local    path     name     like
       `/path/to/program.xml'.

       If  the  program  is  not  already  on your computer, 0launch downloads
       information about which versions are available, and lets you choose one
       to download. It will also (automatically) do the same for any libraries
       the program needs.

       Note that much of the functionality that was originally in 0launch  has
       now moved to 0install(1).

       0launch PROGRAM ARGS

       is roughly equivalent to

       0install run PROGRAM ARGS

       See the 0install(1) man-page for more information.

EXAMPLES
       When  a  program is available using 0launch, it will have an associated
       URL. To run  the  program,  simply  invoke  0launch  with  this  as  an
       argument:

       0launch http://rox.sourceforge.net/2005/interfaces/Edit

       The  first  time  you do this, details about the program are downloaded
       and cached, and you will be prompted to confirm the versions to use. In
       future,   the   program  will  run  directly  from  the  cache  without
       confirmation.

       To check for new versions:

       0launch --refresh http://rox.sourceforge.net/2005/interfaces/Edit

       To avoid having to keep typing the full URI,  use  the  `0install  add'
       command to create shortcuts to run your programs.

COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
       0launch takes the same options as "0install run".

DEBUGGING TIPS
       To  debug  0launch itself, use the --verbose and --console options. For
       example:

       $ 0launch -vvc http://myprog

       To trace or debug programs run by 0launch, use  the  --wrapper  option.
       For example, to run myprog --help, displaying all calls to open(2):

       $ 0launch --wrapper="strace -e open" http://myprog --help

       If your program is interpreted (e.g. a Python program), and you wish to
       debug the interpreter running it, you can do it like this:

       $ 0launch --wrapper="gdb --args python" http://myprog --help

FILES
       Configuration files (see freedesktop.org basedir spec):

       ~/.config/0install.net/injector/global
              Global configuration settings.

       ~/.config/0install.net/injector/trustdb.xml
              List of trusted keys.

       ~/.config/0install.net/injector/interfaces
              Per-interface settings, and extra feeds.

       Cached data (can be re-downloaded if lost):

       ~/.cache/0install.net/interfaces
              Downloaded cached feed files.

       ~/.cache/0install.net/implementations
              Downloaded cached implementations, indexed by manifest digest.

       See the 0store(1) man page for more information.

LICENSE
       Copyright (C) 2011 Thomas Leonard.

       You may redistribute copies of this program under the terms of the  GNU
       Lesser General Public License.

BUGS
       Please report bugs to the developer mailing list:

       http://0install.net/support.html

AUTHOR
       Zero Install was created by Thomas Leonard.

SEE ALSO
       0install(1), 0store(1)

       The Zero Install web-site:

       http://0install.net