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authorRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2009-03-20 10:21:12 +0000
committerRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2009-03-20 10:21:12 +0000
commit373e6ce084d5a03c07ddf11ddfc380b4da34fb1b (patch)
treea2b2cf32fe41556c73b70cf7838424e33e0c0427 /dhcpcd.8.in
parent263e8fdd42025e4c1f3bafbad5fdc85d71eb832c (diff)
downloaddhcpcd-373e6ce084d5a03c07ddf11ddfc380b4da34fb1b.tar.xz
Add an option to reconfigure dhcpcd without rebinding.
This is primarily for interaction with 3rd party link management, such as PPP. More work on #159.
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd March 19, 2009
+.Dd March 20, 2009
.Dt DHCPCD 8 SMM
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.Nd an RFC 2131 compliant DHCP client
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl bdknpqABDEGKLTV
+.Op Fl bdeknpqABDEGKLTV
.Op Fl c , -script Ar script
.Op Fl f , -config Ar file
.Op Fl h , -hostname Ar hostname
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ Echo debug and informational messages to the console.
Subsequent debug options stop
.Nm
from daemonising.
+.It Fl e , -reconfigure
+.Nm
+will re-apply IP address, routing and run
+.Xr dhcpcd-run-hooks 8
+for each interface.
+This is useful so that a 3rd party such as PPP or VPN can change the routing
+table and / or DNS, etc and then instruct dhcpcd to put things back afterwards.
.It Fl f , -config Ar file
Specify a config to load instead of
.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.conf .