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6 bgpd - a BGPv4, BGPv4+, BGPv4- routing engine for use with Quagga rout‐
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11 bgpd [ -dhrv ] [ -f config-file ] [ -i pid-file ] [ -p bgp-port-number
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15 bgpd is a routing component that works with the Quagga routing engine.
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18 Options available for the bgpd command:
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21 Runs in daemon mode, forking and exiting from tty.
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23 -f, --config-file config-file
24 Specifies the config file to use for startup. If not specified
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28 Specify the group to run as. Default is quagga.
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34 When bgpd starts its process identifier is written to pid-file.
35 The init system uses the recorded PID to stop or restart bgpd.
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38 -p, --bgp_port bgp-port-number
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42 Specify the port that the bgpd VTY will listen on. This defaults
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79 ripd(8), ripngd(8), ospfd(8), ospf6d(8), isisd(8), zebra(8), vtysh(1)
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92Quagga BGPD daemon 25 November 2004 BGPD(8)