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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8')
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1 files changed, 41 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8 b/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8 index e8a0102..1c896b7 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: pppctl.8,v 1.3 1997/09/29 19:11:45 wosch Exp $ +.\" $Id: pppctl.8,v 1.4 1997/10/05 14:21:30 brian Exp $ .Dd 26 June 1997 .Os FreeBSD .Dt PPPCTL 8 @@ -12,40 +12,63 @@ PPP control program .Op Fl t Ar n .Op Fl p Ar passwd .Ar [host:]Port | LocalSocket -.Ar command -.Op Ar ;command -.Ar ... +.Op command[;command]... .Sh DESCRIPTION This program provides command line control of the -.Nm ppp +.Xr ppp 8 daemon. Its primary use is to facilitate simple scripts that control a running daemon. .Nm Pppctl -expects at least two arguments. The first is interpreted as the -socket on which the +is passed at least one argument, specifying the socket on which .Nm ppp -daemon is listening. If the socket contains a leading '/', it -is taken as an AF_LOCAL socket. If it contains a colon, it is -treated as a host:port pair, otherwise it is treated as just a -port specification on the local machine (127.0.0.1). Both the -host and port may be specified numerically if you wish to avoid -a DNS lookup or don't have an entry for the given port in +is listening. Refer to the +.Sq set server +command of +.Nm ppp +for details. If the socket contains a leading '/', it +is taken as an +.Dv AF_LOCAL +socket. If it contains a colon, it is treated as a +.Ar host:port +pair, otherwise it is treated as a TCP port specification on the +local machine (127.0.0.1). Both the +.Ar host +and +.Ar port +may be specified numerically if you wish to avoid a DNS lookup +or don't have an entry for the given port in .Pa /etc/services . .Pp -All remaining arguments are concatenated to form the command(s) that -will be sent to the +All remaining arguments are concatenated to form the +.Ar command(s) +that will be sent to the .Nm ppp -daemon. If any semi-colon characters are found, they are treated -as command delimiters, allowing more than one command in a given -"session". For example; +daemon. If any semi-colon characters are found, they are treated as +.Ar command +delimiters, allowing more than one +.Ar command +in a given "session". For example: pppctl 3000 set timeout 300\\; show timeout Don't forget to escape or quote the ';' as it is a special character for most shells. +If no +.Ar command +arguments are given, +.Nm +enters interactive mode, where commands are read from standard input. +When in interactive mode, the +.Fl v +option is assumed. Any password negotiation due to the +.Fl p +option is done prior to enabling the +.Fl v +option. + The following command line options are available: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl v |
