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NAME
     zebra - a routing manager for  use  with  associated  Quagga
     components.

SYNOPSIS
     zebra [ -bdhklrv ] [ -f config-file ] [ -i pid-file ]  [  -P
     port-number ] [ -A vty-address ] [ -u user ] [ -g group ]

DESCRIPTION
     zebra is a routing manager that implements the  zebra  route
     engine.   zebra  supports  RIPv1, RIPv2, RIPng, OSPF, OSPF6,
     IS-IS, BGP4], and BGP4-.

OPTIONS
     Options available for the zebra command:

     -b, --batch
          Runs in batch mode, zebra parses its config and exits.

     -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/zebra.conf.

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

     -h, --help
          A brief message.

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

     -k, --keepkernel
          On startup, don't delete self inserted routes.

     -l, --logmode
          Turn verbose logging on.

     -P, --vtyport port-number
          Specify the port that the zebra  VTY  will  listen  on.
          This defaults to 2602, as specified in /etc/services.

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



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

     -r, --retain
          When the program terminates,  retain  routes  added  by
          zebra.

     -s, --nl-bufsize netlink-buffer-size
          Set netlink receive buffer size. There are cases  where
          zebra  daemon  can't  handle  flood of netlink messages
          from kernel. If you ever see "recvmsg overrun" messages
          in zebra log, you are in trouble.

          Solution is  to  increase  receive  buffer  of  netlink
          socket.  Note  that kernel doesn't allow to increase it
          over       maximum       value        defined        in
          /proc/sys/net/core/rmemmax.  If you want to do it, you
          have to increase maximum before starting zebra.

          Note that this affects Linux only.

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

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

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

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

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

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





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BUGS
     zebra eats bugs for breakfast. If  you  have  food  for  the
     maintainers 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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