NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

-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, --pid_file 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, --bgp_port bgp-port-number

Set the port that bgpd will listen to for bgp data.

-P, --vty_port port-number

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

-A, --vty_addr 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

When the program terminates, retain routes added by bgpd.

-S, --skip_runas

Skip setting the process effective user and group.

-v, --version

Print the version and exit.

--no_kernel

Prevents route updates to be submitted to the kernel.

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.

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