1.\" $FreeBSD: head/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8 99968 2002-07-14 14:47:15Z charnier $
2.Dd June 26, 1997
3.Os
4.Dt PPPCTL 8
5.Sh NAME
6.Nm pppctl
7.Nd PPP control program
8.Sh SYNOPSIS
9.Nm
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14.Ar Port | LocalSocket
15.Xc
16.Oo
17.Sm off
18.Ar command Oo ; Ar command Oc Ar ...
19.Sm on
20.Oc
21.Sh DESCRIPTION
22This utility provides command line control of the
23.Xr ppp 8
24daemon. Its primary use is to facilitate simple scripts that
25control a running daemon.
26.Pp
27The
28.Nm
29utility is passed at least one argument, specifying the socket on which
30.Nm ppp
31is listening. Refer to the
32.Sq set server
33command of
34.Nm ppp
35for details. If the socket contains a leading '/', it
36is taken as an
37.Dv AF_LOCAL
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204.Xr ps 1 ,
205.Xr editline 3 ,
206.Xr editrc 5 ,
207.Xr services 5 ,
208.Xr ppp 8
209.Sh HISTORY
210The
211.Nm
212utility first appeared in
213.Fx 2.2.5 .
2.Dd June 26, 1997
3.Os
4.Dt PPPCTL 8
5.Sh NAME
6.Nm pppctl
7.Nd PPP control program
8.Sh SYNOPSIS
9.Nm
--- 4 unchanged lines hidden (view full) ---
14.Ar Port | LocalSocket
15.Xc
16.Oo
17.Sm off
18.Ar command Oo ; Ar command Oc Ar ...
19.Sm on
20.Oc
21.Sh DESCRIPTION
22This utility provides command line control of the
23.Xr ppp 8
24daemon. Its primary use is to facilitate simple scripts that
25control a running daemon.
26.Pp
27The
28.Nm
29utility is passed at least one argument, specifying the socket on which
30.Nm ppp
31is listening. Refer to the
32.Sq set server
33command of
34.Nm ppp
35for details. If the socket contains a leading '/', it
36is taken as an
37.Dv AF_LOCAL
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204.Xr ps 1 ,
205.Xr editline 3 ,
206.Xr editrc 5 ,
207.Xr services 5 ,
208.Xr ppp 8
209.Sh HISTORY
210The
211.Nm
212utility first appeared in
213.Fx 2.2.5 .