bgpd(8)


NAME

   bgpd  -  a  BGPv4,  BGPv4+,  BGPv4-  routing engine for use with Quagga
   routing software

SYNOPSIS

   bgpd [ -dhrSv ] [ -f config-file ] [ -i pid-file ] [ -p bgp-port-number
   ] [ -P port-number ] [ -A vty-address ] [ -u user ] [ -g group ]

DESCRIPTION

   bgpd is a routing component that works with the Quagga routing engine.

OPTIONS

   Options available for the bgpd command:

   -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.

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.

WARNING

   This  man  page  is  intended  to be a quick reference for command line
   options. The definitive document is the Info file Quagga.

DIAGNOSTICS

   The bgpd process may log to standard output, to a VTY, to a  log  file,
   or  through  syslog  to  the  system logs. bgpd supports many debugging
   options, see the Info file, or the source for details.

SEE ALSO

   ripd(8), ripngd(8), ospfd(8), ospf6d(8), isisd(8), zebra(8), vtysh(1)

BUGS

   bgpd 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.net or the Info file for
   an accurate list of authors.





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