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+% podman-varlink(1)
+
+## NAME
+podman\-varlink - Runs the varlink backend interface
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+**podman varlink** [*options*] *uri*
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+Starts the varlink service listening on *uri* that allows varlink clients to interact with podman.  If no *uri* is provided, a default
+URI will be used depending on the user calling the varlink service.  The default for the root user is `unix:/run/podman/io.podman`. Regular
+users will have a default *uri* of `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/io.podman`.  For example, `unix:/run/user/1000/podman/io.podman`
+The varlink service should generally be done with systemd.  See _Configuration_ below.
+
+
+## OPTIONS
+
+**--help**, **-h**
+
+  Print usage statement
+
+**--timeout**, **-t**
+
+The time until the varlink session expires in _milliseconds_. The default is 1
+second. A value of `0` means no timeout and the session will not expire.
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+Run the podman varlink service accepting all default options.
+
+```
+$ podman varlink
+```
+
+
+Run the podman varlink service with an alternate URI and accept the default timeout.
+
+```
+$ podman varlink unix:/tmp/io.podman
+```
+
+Run the podman varlink service manually with a 5 second timeout.
+
+```
+$ podman varlink --timeout 5000
+```
+
+## CONFIGURATION
+
+Users of the podman varlink service should enable the _io.podman.socket_ and _io.podman.service_.
+This is the preferred method for running the varlink service.
+
+You can do this via systemctl.
+
+```
+$ systemctl enable --now io.podman.socket
+```
+
+## SEE ALSO
+podman(1), systemctl(1)
+
+## HISTORY
+April 2018, Originally compiled by Brent Baude<bbaude@redhat.com>