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.Dd December 22, 2003
.Dt BGPCTL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm bgpctl
.Nd "control the Border Gateway Protocol daemon"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm bgpctl
.Op Cm command
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program controls the
.Xr bgpd 8
daemon.
The commands are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width xxxxxx
.It Li show summary
Show a list of all neighbors, including information about the session state
and message counters.
.It Li show neighbor Ar address Ar modifier
Show detailed information about the neighbor identified by
.Ar address ,
according to the given
.Ar modifier :
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width messages -compact
.It Li messages
Show statistics about sent and received BGP messages.
.It Li timers
Show the BGP timers.
.El
.It Li show fib Ar filter
Show routes from bgpd's view of the Forward Information Base.
.Ar filter
can be an IP address, in which case the route to this address is shown,
or a flag:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width connected -compact
.It Li connected
Show only connected routes.
.It Li static
Show only static routes.
.It Li bgp
Show only routes originating from
.Xr bgpd 8
itself.
.It Li nexthop
Show only routes required to reach a BGP nexthop.
.El
.It Li show nexthop
Show the list of BGP Nexthops and the result of their validity check.
.It Li reload
Reload the configuration file.
.It Li fib couple
Insert the learned routes into the Forward Information Base aka the kernel
routing table.
.It Li fib decouple
Remove the learned routes into the Forward Information Base aka the kernel
routing table.
.It Li neighbor Ar address up
Take the bgp session to the specified neighbor up.
.It Li neighbor Ar address down
Take the bgp session to the specified neighbor down.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/bgpd.conf" -compact
.It Pa /etc/bgpd.conf
.Nm
configuration file.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr bgpd.conf 5 ,
.Xr bgpd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 3.5 .