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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 28 2008 $
.Dt OSPF6CTL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ospf6ctl
.Nd control the Open Shortest Path First daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar command
.Op Ar argument ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program controls the
.Xr ospf6d 8
daemon.
.Pp
The following commands are available:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Cm fib couple
Insert the learned routes into the Forwarding Information Base (FIB),
a.k.a. the kernel routing table.
.It Cm fib decouple
Remove the learned routes from the FIB.
Decoupling the FIB from an OSPF router may create routing loops and could cause
major routing issues in the complete OSPF cloud.
Only routers with just one link to the OSPF cloud can safely decouple the FIB.
.It Cm reload
Reload the configuration file.
.It Cm show database Op Ar filter
Show the link state database.
.Ar filter
can be any one of the following:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "self-originatedXX" -compact
.It Cm area Ar ID
Show only LSAs from the specified area
.Ar ID .
.It Cm asbr
Show only ASBR LSAs.
.It Cm external
Show only AS-External LSAs.
.It Cm network
Show only Network LSAs.
.It Cm router
Show only Router LSAs.
.It Cm self-originated
Show only self-originated LSAs.
.It Cm summary
Show only Summary LSAs.
.El
.It Cm show fib Op Ar destination | filter
Show the Forwarding Information Base.
.Ar destination
can be specified to show the route matching a destination IP address.
.Ar filter
can be any of the following:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "interfaceXXinterfaceXX" -compact
.It Cm connected
Show only connected routes.
.It Cm interface Op Ar interface
Show only interfaces or the specified
.Ar interface .
.It Cm ospf
Show only OSPF routes.
.It Cm static
Show only static routes.
.El
.Pp
.Cm connected ,
.Cm ospf
and
.Cm static
may be specified together.
.It Cm show interfaces Op Ar interface
Show details for all interfaces or the specified
.Ar interface .
.It Cm show neighbor Op Cm detail
Show neighbors.
.Cm detail
can be specified for additional detail.
.It Cm show rib Op Cm detail
Show the Routing Information Base.
.Cm detail
can be specified for additional detail.
.It Cm show summary
Show summary information.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/var/run/ospf6d.sockXX" -compact
.It /var/run/ospf6d.sock
Unix-domain socket used for communication with
.Xr ospf6d 8 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ospf6d.conf 5 ,
.Xr ospf6d 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 4.2 .