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.Dd $Mdocdate: August 29 2012 $
.Dt LDPD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ldpd
.Nd "Label Distribution Protocol daemon"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dnv
.Op Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value
.Op Fl f Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is the Label Distribution Protocol
.Pq LDP
daemon which distribute MPLS label mappings between routers.
.Pp
A running
.Nm
can be controlled with the
.Xr ldpctl 8
utility.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value
Define
.Ar macro
to be set to
.Ar value
on the command line.
Overrides the definition of
.Ar macro
in the configuration file.
.It Fl d
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 alternative configuration file.
.It Fl n
Configtest mode.
Only check the configuration file for validity.
.It Fl v
Produce more verbose output.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/var/run/ldpd.sockXX" -compact
.It /etc/ldpd.conf
Default
.Nm
configuration file.
.It /var/run/ldpd.sock
.Ux Ns -domain
socket used for communication with
.Xr ldpctl 8 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ldpd.conf 5 ,
.Xr ldpctl 8 ,
.Xr rc.conf 8
.Rs
.%A E. Rosen
.%A A. Viswanathan
.%A R. Callon
.%D January 2001
.%R RFC 3031
.%T Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture
.Re
.Rs
.%A L. Andersson
.%A I. Minei
.%A B. Thomas
.%D October 2007
.%R RFC 5036
.%T LDP Specification
.Re
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 4.6 .