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7 mptcpd - multipath TCP daemon
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10 mptcpd [-d?V] [-l DEST] [--debug] [--plugin-dir=DIR]
11 [--path-manager=PLUGIN] [--help] [--usage] [--log=DEST]
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16 mptcpd is a daemon for Linux based operating systems that performs mul‐
17 tipath TCP (see IETF RFC 8684) path management related operations in
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19 netlink connection to track per-connection information, available net‐
20 work interfaces, request new MPTCP subflows, handle requests for sub‐
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24 mptcpd accepts the following command line options:
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