docs: Document --url and --unix-socket on the rc page

This page started talking about what commands you can send, without
explaining how to actually send them.

Fixes #8252.
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Thomas ten Cate 2024-12-19 09:22:05 +01:00 committed by Nick Craig-Wood
parent 0ce2e12d9f
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@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ User-specified template.
Rclone itself implements the remote control protocol in its `rclone
rc` command.
You can use it like this
You can use it like this:
```
$ rclone rc rc/noop param1=one param2=two
@ -190,8 +190,23 @@ $ rclone rc rc/noop param1=one param2=two
}
```
Run `rclone rc` on its own to see the help for the installed remote
control commands.
If the remote is running on a different URL than the default
`http://localhost:5572/`, use the `--url` option to specify it:
```
$ rclone rc --url http://some.remote:1234/ rc/noop
```
Or, if the remote is listening on a Unix socket, use the `--unix-socket` option
instead:
```
$ rclone rc --unix-socket /tmp/rclone.sock rc/noop
```
Run `rclone rc` on its own, without any commands, to see the help for the
installed remote control commands. Note that this also needs to connect to the
remote server.
## JSON input