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NAME

7       mptcpd - multipath TCP daemon
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SYNOPSIS

10       mptcpd [-d?V] [-l DEST] [--debug] [--addr-flags=FLAGS]
11              [--notify-flags=FLAGS] [--plugin-dir=DIR]
12              [--path-manager=PLUGIN] [--load-plugins=PLUGINS] [--help]
13              [--usage] [--log=DEST] [--version]
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DESCRIPTION

17       mptcpd is a daemon for Linux based operating systems that performs mul‐
18       tipath  TCP  (see  IETF RFC 8684) path management related operations in
19       the user space.  It interacts with the Linux kernel through  a  generic
20       netlink  connection to track per-connection information, available net‐
21       work interfaces, request new MPTCP subflows, handle requests  for  sub‐
22       flows, etc.
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OPTIONS

25       mptcpd accepts the following command line options:
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41              log output to DEST, where DEST can be stderr, syslog or journal
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45              set  flags  for  announced address, where FLAGS is a comma sepa‐
46              rated list containing one or more of the flags subflow,  signal,
47              and  backup  that plugins that deal with the in-kernel path man‐
48              ager may use when advertising addresses, e.g.  --addr-flags=sub‐
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53              address  notification  flags,  where  FLAGS is a comma separated
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57                     notify plugins of the  addresses  that  exist  at  mptcpd
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67                     notify  address only if a default route is available from
68                     such address and the related device. If the  route  check
69                     fails,  it  will re-done after a little timeout, to allow
70                     .e.g. DHCP to configure the host properly. Complex Policy
71                     routing  configuration  may  confuse  or  circumvent this
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74              These flags determine whether mptpcd plugins  will  be  notified
75              when  related addresses are updated, e.g.  --notify-flags=exist‐
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84              set default path manager plugin  to  PLUGIN,  overriding  plugin
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89              set  plugins  to load on startup, where PLUGINS is a comma sepa‐
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FILES

98       /etc/mptcpd/mptcpd.conf
99              Location of the mptcpd system configuration file.
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REPORTING BUGS

103       Report bugs to ⟨mptcp@lists.linux.dev⟩.
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SEE ALSO

107       ip-mptcp(8)
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