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.Dd $Mdocdate: October 13 2016 $
.Dt RIPCTL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ripctl
.Nd control the Routing Information Protocol daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl s Ar socket
.Ar command
.Op Ar argument ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program controls the
.Xr ripd 8
daemon.
Commands may be abbreviated to the minimum unambiguous prefix; for example,
.Cm s n
for
.Cm show neighbor .
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl s Ar socket
Use
.Ar socket
instead of the default
.Pa /var/run/ripd.sock
to communicate with
.Xr ripd 8 .
.El
.Pp
The following commands are available:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Cm fib couple
Insert the learned routes into the Forward Information Base a.k.a. the kernel
routing table.
.It Cm fib decouple
Remove the learned routes from the Forward Information Base a.k.a. the kernel
routing table.
Decoupling the FIB from an RIP router may create routing loops and could cause
major routing issues.
.It Cm log brief
Disable verbose debug logging.
.It Cm log verbose
Enable verbose debug logging.
.It Cm show fib Op Ar destination | filter
Show the Forwarding Information Base.
.Ar destination
can be specified to show the route matching a destination IP address.
.Ar filter
can be any of the following:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "interfaceXXinterfaceXX" -compact
.It Cm connected
Show only connected routes.
.It Cm interface
Show only interfaces.
.It Cm rip
Show only RIP routes.
.It Cm static
Show only static routes.
.El
.Pp
.Cm connected ,
.Cm rip ,
and
.Cm static
may be specified together.
.It Cm show interfaces
Show details for all interfaces.
.It Cm show neighbor
Show neighbors.
.It Cm show rib
Show the Routing Information Base.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/var/run/ripd.sockXX" -compact
.It Pa /var/run/ripd.sock
.Ux Ns -domain
socket used for communication with
.Xr ripd 8 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ripd.conf 5 ,
.Xr ripd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 4.1 .