1EZ-IPUPDATE(8)                Dynamic DNS client                EZ-IPUPDATE(8)
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NAME

6       ez-ipupdate - dynamic DNS client
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SYNOPSIS

9       ez-ipupdate [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       This manual page documents briefly the ez-ipupdate dynamic DNS client.
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OPTIONS

16       ez-ipupdate  follows  the  usual  GNU  command  line  syntax, with long
17       options starting with two dashes (`-').
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19       -a, --address <ip address>
20              string to send as your ip address
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22       -b, --cache-file <file>
23              file to use for caching the ipaddress
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26              configuration file, almost all  arguments  can  be  given  with:
27              <name>[=<value>]  to  see a list of possible config commands try
28              "echo help | ez-ipupdate -c -"
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30       -d, --daemon
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36       -f, --foreground
37              when running as a daemon run in the foreground
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39       -F, --pid-file <file>
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42       -g, --request-uri <uri>
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45       -h, --host <host>
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57       -M, --max-interval <# of sec> max time in between updates
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59       -N, --notify-email <email>
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62       -o, --offline
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74       -r, --retrys <num>
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77       -R, --run-as-user <user>
78              change to <user> for running, be ware that this can cause  prob‐
79              lems  with handeling SIGHUP properly if that user can't read the
80              config file. also it can't write it's pid file to a root  direc‐
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83       -Q, --run-as-euser <user>
84              change  to  effective <user> for running, this is NOT secure but
85              it does solve the problems with run-as-user and config files and
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88       -s, --server <server[:port]>
89              the server to connect to
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91       -S, --service-type <server>
92              the  type  of  service  that you are using try one of: null ezip
93              pgpow dhs dyndns dyndns-static  dyndns-custom  ods  tzo  easydns
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99       -T, --connection-type <num>
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102       -U, --url <url>
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106              user  ID  and  password,  if  either  is left blank they will be
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109       -w, --wildcard
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112       -z, --partner <partner>
113              specify easyDNS partner (for easydns-partner services)
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115       --help display this help and exit
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117       --version
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120       --credits
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123       --signalhelp
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AUTHOR

127       This manual page was written  by  Sam  Hocevar  <sam@zoy.org>  for  the
128       Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
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132ez-ipupdate - 3.0.11b7           February 2003                  EZ-IPUPDATE(8)