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diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index e83cf0e1..88d35e49 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -623,7 +623,13 @@ codes along with the messages. You do not necessarily need to use -- the format of communication between BIRD and <file/birdc/ is stable (see the programmer's documentation). -Many commands have the <m/name/ of the protocol instance as an argument. +<p>There is also lightweight variant of BIRD client called +<file/birdcl/, which does not support command line editing and history +and has minimal dependencies. This is useful for running BIRD in +resource constrained environments, where Readline library (required +for regular BIRD client) is not available. + +<p>Many commands have the <m/name/ of the protocol instance as an argument. This argument can be omitted if there exists only a single instance. <p>Here is a brief list of supported functions: |