.. -*- mode: rst -*-

.. _server-admin-xcmd:

xcmd
====

XML-RPC Command Interface.::

    xcmd <xmlrpc method> <optional arguments>

For debbuging the following command can help::

    bcfg2-admin xcmd Metadata.toggle_debug

Those two examples can alos be found in the
:ref:`Package section <server-plugins-generators-packages>`.

To rebuild the packages plugin cache::

    bcfg2-admin xcmd Packages.Refresh

To perform a soft reload to reread the configuration file and
download only missing sources.::

    bcfg2-admin xcmd Packages.Reload