From 1fe54e04fa926e442498ef0ab01e9e5fe5fbba68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason McIntyre Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:53:02 +0000 Subject: tweaks; ok henning@ --- usr.sbin/bgpd/bgpd.8 | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) (limited to 'usr.sbin/bgpd') diff --git a/usr.sbin/bgpd/bgpd.8 b/usr.sbin/bgpd/bgpd.8 index 222249321a6..f66bee7ad1c 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/bgpd/bgpd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/bgpd/bgpd.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: bgpd.8,v 1.11 2004/07/09 11:01:22 henning Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: bgpd.8,v 1.12 2004/07/13 19:53:01 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer .\" @@ -24,16 +24,52 @@ .Nm bgpd .Bk -words .Op Fl dnv -.Op Fl D Ar macro=value +.Oo Xo +.Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value Oc +.Xc .Op Fl f Ar file .Ek .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm -is a daemon usually invoked at boot time to manage the network routing tables. -It uses the Border Gateway Protocol, Version 4, as described in RFC 1771. +is a Border Gateway Protocol +.Pq BGP +daemon which manages the network routing tables. +Its main purpose is to exchange information with other BGP systems +describing +.Qq network reachability . +.Nm +uses the Border Gateway Protocol, Version 4, +as described in RFC 1771. +Please refer to that document for more information about BGP. +.Pp +.Nm +is usually started at boot time, and can be enabled by +setting the following in +.Pa /etc/rc.conf.local : +.Pp +.Dl bgpd_flags=\&"\&" +.Pp +See +.Xr rc 8 +and +.Xr rc.conf 8 +for more information on the boot process +and enabling daemons. +.Pp +When +.Nm +starts up, it reads settings from a configuration file, +typically +.Xr bgpd.conf 5 . +A running +.Nm +process can be controlled using the +.Xr bgpctl 8 +utility. +.Pp The options are as follows: -.Bl -tag -width Ds -.It Fl D Ar macro=value +.Bl -tag -width "-f fileXXX" +.It Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value Define .Ar macro to be set to @@ -43,23 +79,29 @@ Overrides the definition of .Ar macro in the configuration file. .It Fl d -Do not daemonize and log to +Do not daemonize. +If this option is specified, +.Nm +will run in the foreground and log to .Em stderr . .It Fl f Ar file -Specify an alternate location, -.Ar file , -for the configuration file. +Use +.Ar file +as the configuration file, +instead of the default +.Pa /etc/bgpd.conf . .It Fl n Configtest mode. -Only check the config file for validity. +Only check the configuration file for validity. .It Fl v Produce more verbose output. .El .Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width "/etc/bgpd.conf" -compact +.Bl -tag -width "/etc/bgpd.confXXX" -compact .It Pa /etc/bgpd.conf +default .Nm -configuration file. +configuration file .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr bgpd.conf 5 , -- cgit v1.2.3