NetBSD/usr.sbin/pim6sd/pim6stat.1

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.\"     KAME Id: pim6stat.1,v 1.5 2000/05/05 14:57:14 sumikawa Exp
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.Dd July 28, 1999
.Dt PIM6STAT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pim6stat
.Nd show PIM for IPv6 status
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl ds
.Op Fl f Ar dumpfile
.Op Fl p Ar pidfile
.Op Fl w Ar waitsec
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
shows status or statistics of the PIM for IPv6 daemon currently running.
When invoked, it sends a signal to let the daemon dump its internal
status to a file, waits for dumping, and outputs the content of the file
to standard output.
.Pp
Options supported by
.Nm Ns :
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl d
specifies to show the status of a dense mode daemon (if running).
By default,
.Nm
assumes sparse mode.
.It Fl f
specifies the dumpfile to which the PIM daemon dumps its status.
.It Fl p
specifies the PID file of the currently running daemon.
.It Fl s
specifies to dump statistics instead of status (for sparse mode only).
.It Fl w
specifies the wait period in seconds between sending a signal to the
daemon and outputs the dumpfile.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /var/run/pim6sd.pidX -compact
.It Pa /var/run/pim6sd.pid
The default PID file for a sparse mode daemon.
.It Pa /var/run/pim6dd.pid
The default PID file for a dense mode daemon.
.It Pa /var/run/pim6sd.dump
The default dump file for a sparse mode daemon.
.It Pa /var/run/pim6dd.dump
The default dump file for a dense mode daemon.
.It Pa /var/run/pim6sd.stat
The default statistics dump file for a sparse mode daemon.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pim6dd 8 ,
.Xr pim6sd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared in KAME IPv6 protocol stack kit.
.Sh BUGS
.Nm
needs superuser privilege.
.\"