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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/ngctl/ngctl.8')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ngctl/ngctl.8 b/usr.sbin/ngctl/ngctl.8 index 8537d76..44b5402 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ngctl/ngctl.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/ngctl/ngctl.8 @@ -60,11 +60,15 @@ will enter interactive mode. Otherwise .Nm ngctl will execute the supplied command(s) and exit immediately. .Pp -If the -.Dv ng_socket.ko -module is not installed in the kernel, -.Nm ngctl -will attempt to install it. +Nodes can be created, removed, joined together, etc. +ASCII formatted control messages can be sent to any node if that node +supports binary/ASCII control message conversion. +.Pp +In interactive mode, +.Nm +will display any control messages and data packets received by the socket node. +In the case of control messages, the message arguments are displayed in ASCII +form if the originating node supports conversion. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width indent @@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ debug Get/set debugging verbosity level help Show command summary or get help on a command list Show information about all nodes mkpeer Create and connect a new node to an existing node +msg Send an ASCII formatted message to a node name Assign a name to a node read Read and execute commands from a file rmhook Disconnect a node's hook @@ -102,8 +107,9 @@ types Show all installed node types quit Exit program .Ed .Pp +Some commands have aliases, e.g., ``ls'' is the same as ``list''. The ``help'' command displays the available -commands, their usage, and a brief description. +commands, their usage and aliases, and a brief description. .Sh EXIT VALUE The .Nm @@ -117,5 +123,5 @@ Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> .Sh HISTORY The .Em netgraph -system was designed and first implemented at Whistle Communications, Inc. -in a version FreeBSD 2.2 customized for the Whistle InterJet. +system was designed and first implemented at Whistle Communications, Inc. in +a version FreeBSD 2.2 customized for the Whistle InterJet. |