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.Dt VPECTRL 8 |
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.\" Manual page created by: |
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.\" Ivo Timmermans <ivo@o2w.nl> |
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.\" Guus Sliepen <guus@sliepen.eu.org> |
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.\" Modified extensively by Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> |
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.Sh NAME |
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.Nm vpectrl |
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.Nd Virtual Private Ethernet Control Program |
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.Sh SYNOPSIS |
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.Nm |
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.Op Fl cgks |
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.Op Fl -config Ns = Ns Ar DIR |
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.Op Fl -generate-keys |
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.Op Fl -help |
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.Op Fl -kill Ns = Ns Ar SIGNAL |
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.Op Fl -show-config |
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.Op Fl -version |
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.Sh DESCRIPTION |
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This is the control program for the vped, the virtual private ethernet daemon. |
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.Sh OPTIONS |
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.Bl -tag -width indent |
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.It Fl c, -config Ns = Ns Ar DIR |
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Read configuration options from |
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.Ar DIR . |
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.It Fl g, -generate-keys |
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Generate public/private RSA keypair and exit. |
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.It Fl -help |
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Display short list of options. |
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.It Fl k, -kill Ns Op = Ns Ar SIGNAL |
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Attempt to kill a running |
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.Nm |
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(optionally with the specified |
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.Ar SIGNAL |
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instead of SIGTERM) and exit. |
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.It Fl s, --show-config |
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Show a summary of the configuration, and how vped interprets it. Can also be very useful |
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when designing firewall scripts. |
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.It Fl -version |
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Output version information and exit. |
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.Sh BUGS |
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.Pp |
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If you find any bugs, report them to vpe@plan9.de. |
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.Sh TODO |
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A lot. |
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.Sh SEE ALSO |
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.Xr vpe.conf 5 , |
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.Xr vped 8 , |
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.Pp |
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The full documentation for vpe is maintained as a Texinfo manual. |
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If the info and tinc programs are properly installed at your site, |
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the command |
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.Ic info vpe |
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should give you access to the complete manual. |
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.Pp |
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vpe comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. |
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This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; |
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see the file COPYING for details. |
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.Sh AUTHORS |
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.An "Marc Lehmann" Aq vpe@plan9.de |
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.Pp |
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And thanks to many others for their contributions to vpe, especially the tincd authors |
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who inspired this program and whose sourcecode I scavanged! |
