1.\" $FreeBSD: head/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8 79755 2001-07-15 08:06:20Z dd $
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 program 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
27.Nm Pppctl
28is passed at least one argument, specifying the socket on which
29.Nm ppp
30is listening. Refer to the
31.Sq set server
32command of
33.Nm ppp
34for details. If the socket contains a leading '/', it
35is taken as an
36.Dv AF_LOCAL
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203.Xr ps 1 ,
204.Xr editline 3 ,
205.Xr editrc 5 ,
206.Xr services 5 ,
207.Xr ppp 8
208.Sh HISTORY
209The
210.Nm
211command first appeared in
212.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 program 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
27.Nm Pppctl
28is passed at least one argument, specifying the socket on which
29.Nm ppp
30is listening. Refer to the
31.Sq set server
32command of
33.Nm ppp
34for details. If the socket contains a leading '/', it
35is taken as an
36.Dv AF_LOCAL
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203.Xr ps 1 ,
204.Xr editline 3 ,
205.Xr editrc 5 ,
206.Xr services 5 ,
207.Xr ppp 8
208.Sh HISTORY
209The
210.Nm
211command first appeared in
212.Fx 2.2.5 .