Version 0.97.3                                            BGPD(8)



NAME
     bgpd - a BGPv4, BGPv4], BGPv4- routing engine for  use  with
     Quagga routing software


SYNOPSIS
     bgpd [ -dhrv ] [ -f config-file ] [ -i pid-file ] [ -p  bgp-
     port-number  ]  [  -P  port-number ] [ -A vty-address ] [ -u
     user ] [ -g group ]

DESCRIPTION
     bgpd is a routing component that works with the Quagga rout-
     ing engine.

OPTIONS
     Options available for the bgpd command:

     -d, --daemon
          Runs in daemon mode, forking and exiting from tty.

     -f, --config-file config-file
          Specifies the config file to use for  startup.  If  not
          specified   this   option   will   likely   default  to
          /usr/local/etc/bgpd.conf.

     -g, --group group
          Specify the group to run as. Default is quagga.

     -h, --help
          A brief message.

     -i, --pidfile pid-file
          When bgpd starts its process identifier is  written  to
          pid-file.   The  init  system  uses the recorded PID to
          stop  or  restart  bgpd.    The   likely   default   is
          /var/run/bgpd.pid.

     -p, --bgpport bgp-port-number
          Set the port that bgpd will listen to for bgp data.

     -P, --vtyport port-number
          Specify the port that the bgpd VTY will listen on. This
          defaults to 2605, as specified in /etc/services.

     -A, --vtyaddr vty-address
          Specify the address that the bgpd VTY will  listen  on.
          Default is all interfaces.

     -u, --user user
          Specify the user to run as. Default is quagga.

     -r, --retain



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          When the program terminates,  retain  routes  added  by
          bgpd.

     -v, --version
          Print the version and exit.

FILES
     /usr/local/sbin/bgpd
          The default location of the bgpd binary.

     /usr/local/etc/bgpd.conf
          The default location of the bgpd config file.

     $(PWD)/bgpd.log
          If the bgpd process is config'd to  output  logs  to  a
          file,  then  you  will  find this file in the directory
          where you started bgpd.

WARNING
     This man page is intended to be a quick reference  for  com-
     mand  line options. The definitive document is the Info file
     Quagga.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The bgpd process may log to standard output, to a VTY, to  a
     log  file,  or  through syslog to the system logs. bgpd sup-
     ports many debugging options, see  the  Info  file,  or  the
     source for details.

SEE ALSO
     ripd(8), ripngd(8), ospfd(8), ospf6d(8), isisd(8), zebra(8),
     vtysh(1)

BUGS
     bgpd eats bugs for breakfast. If you have food for the main-
     tainers try http:/bugzilla.quagga.net

AUTHORS
     See http:/www.zebra.org and  http:/www.quagga.org  or  the
     Info file for an accurate list of authors.















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