NetBSD/usr.sbin/altq/altqd/altqd.8

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.Dd September 28, 1999
.Dt ALTQD 8
.Sh NAME
.Nm altqd
.Nd ALTQ daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm altqd
.Op Fl dvD
.Op Fl f Ar conf_file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a daemon program that reads a configuration file and then sets up
the ALTQ state of network interfaces.
After configuring the ALTQ state,
.Nm
will detach and become a daemon.
.Pp
The signal SIGINT or SIGTERM will shutdown
.Nm Ns ,
and the signal SIGHUP will restart
.Nm Ns .
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Fl f
Specify a configuration file to read instead of the default.
The default file is
.Pa /etc/altq.conf .
.It Fl d
Debug mode.
.Nm
does not detach and goes into the command mode.
.It Fl v
Print debugging information.
This option implies
.Fl d .
.It Fl D
Dummy mode.
.Nm
does not issue altq system calls.
.El
.Sh COMMANDS
When
.Fl d
option is provided,
.Nm
goes into the command mode after reading the configuration file and
setting up the ALTQ state.
Each command is a single line, starting with the command verb.
.Pp
The basic commands are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width help
.It Cm help | ?
Display a complete list of commands and their syntax.
.It Cm quit
Exit.
.It Cm altq Ar reload
Reload the configuration file and reinitialize ALTQ.
.It Cm altq Ar interface Op enable|disable
Enables or disables ALTQ on the interface named
.Em interface .
When
.Nm
enters the command mode, ALTQ is enabled on all the
interfaces listed in the configuration file.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /var/run/altqd.pid -compact
.It Pa /etc/altq.conf
configuration file
.It Pa /var/run/altqd.pid
pid of the running
.Nm
.It Pa /var/run/altq_quip
Unix domain socket for communicating with
.Xr altqstat 1
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr altqstat 1 ,
.Xr altq.conf 5 ,
.Xr altq 9