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.Dd September 28, 1999
.Dt ALTQD 8
.Sh NAME
.Nm altqd
.Nd ALTQ daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm altqd
.Op Fl f Ar conf_file
.Op Fl dvD
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a daemon program that reads a configuration file and then sets up
the ALTQ state of network interfaces.  After configuring the ALTQ
state,
.Nm
will detach and become a daemon.

The signal SIGINT or SIGTERM will shutdown
.Nm
, and the signal SIGHUP will restart
.Nm
\&.
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width Fl -offset indent
.It Fl f
Specify a configuration file to read instead of the default.  The
default file is
.Pa /etc/altq.conf
\&.
.It Fl d
Debug mode.
.Nm
does not detach and goes into the command mode.
.It Fl v
Print debugging information.  This option implies
.Fl d
\&.
.It Fl D
Dummy mode.
.Nm
does not issue altq system calls.
.El

.Sh COMMANDS
When
.Fl d
option is provided,
.Nm
goes into the command mode after reading the configuration file and
setting up the ALTQ state.  Each command is a single line, starting
with the command verb.
.Pp
The basic commands are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width help -offset indent
.It Sy help Em or Sy ?
Display a complete list of commands and their syntax.
.It Sy quit
Exit.
.It Sy altq reload
reload the configuration file and reinitialize ALTQ.
.It Sy altq Em iface_name Op enable|disable
Enables or disables ALTQ on the interface named
.Em iface_name .
When
.Nm
enters the command mode, ALTQ is enabled on all the
interfaces listed in the configuration file.
.El

.Sh FILES
.Pa /etc/altq.conf ,
.Pa /var/run/altqd.pid
.Pa /var/run/altq_quip
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr altq.conf 5