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authorTed Lemon <source@isc.org>1999-10-15 16:07:26 +0000
committerTed Lemon <source@isc.org>1999-10-15 16:07:26 +0000
commit71578b877363c5f843c67a92d3176c950b6c09c2 (patch)
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parentd79a96da5bab891925f1b0a510ea0a8bb4f081e9 (diff)
downloadisc-dhcp-71578b877363c5f843c67a92d3176c950b6c09c2.tar.gz
Document -t and -T flags.
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diff --git a/server/dhcpd.8 b/server/dhcpd.8
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--- a/server/dhcpd.8
+++ b/server/dhcpd.8
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ dhcpd - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
.B -q
]
[
+.B -t
+|
+.B -T
+]
+[
.B -cf
.I config-file
]
@@ -173,6 +178,18 @@ it may not be desirable to print out the entire copyright message on
startup. To avoid printing this message, the
.B -q
flag may be specified.
+.PP
+The DHCP server reads two files on startup: a configuration file, and
+a lease database. If the
+.B -t
+flag is specified, the server will simply test the configuration file
+for correct syntax, but will not attempt to perform any network
+operations. This can be used to test the a new configuration file
+automatically before installing it.
+.PP
+The
+.B -T
+flag can be used to test the lease database file in a similar way.
.SH CONFIGURATION
The syntax of the dhcpd.conf(5) file is discussed seperately. This
section should be used as an overview of the configuration process,