Install Parsec CLI (Linux)

In order to deploy and maintain Parsec Server, you would need to perform some operations with Parsec CLI for Linux. These operations can be performed from another machine.

Parsec CLI is a standalone binary that can be downloaded from GitHub releases page.

Download Parsec CLI.
Make the file executable
- Right-click on file, then Properties ‣ Allow executing file as program
- Or use the chmod command:
```
chmod +x parsec-cli_3.9.4-a.0+dev_linux-x86_64-musl
```
Verify the installation by running the following command:
```
./parsec-cli_3.9.4-a.0+dev_linux-x86_64-musl --version
```
The Parsec CLI version should be displayed as parsec-cli 3.9.4-a.0+dev

For convenience, put the executable in ~/.local/bin

cp parsec-cli_3.9.4-a.0+dev_linux-x86_64-musl ~/.local/bin

and make a symbolic link

cd  ~/.local/bin
ln -s parsec-cli_3.9.4-a.0+dev_linux-x86_64-musl parsec-cli

You will be able to execute parsec-cli from anywhere.

Tip

To update, follow the previous steps with the new version.

Enable auto-completion

Added in version 3.10.0: To have your shell auto-complete the parsec-cli command arguments, you will need to have the following line in your shell RC file:

eval "$(parsec-cli auto-complete $SHELL)"

Note

The above code-snippet is for bash, adapt it to your shell.

Install man pages

Added in version 3.10.0: You can install the Parsec CLI man pages by doing the following:

Create the local man pages folder:
```
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/man/man1
```
Tip

To make the pages available system-wide, replace the folder path with /usr/local/share/man/man1 on the commands above and below.

Generate the man pages:

parsec-cli man-page --mode separate ~/.local/share/man/man1

Update the man pages database:
```
mandb
```
Verify:
```
man parsec-cli
```
Important

If man cannot find the page, ensure that the path where you put the pages is in the variable $MANPATH. You can also verify if mandb explored the folder.