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diff --git a/doc/bird.sgml b/doc/bird.sgml index fe08b2aa..8a274e0d 100644 --- a/doc/bird.sgml +++ b/doc/bird.sgml @@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ configuration primitives, <cf> is fragment of configuration within normal vi /usr/local/etc/bird.conf </code> +<p>You can use <tt>./configure --help</tt> to get list of configure options. + <sect1>About routing tables <p>Bird has one or more routing tables. Each routing table contains @@ -231,6 +233,18 @@ protocol rip { </descrip> +<sect1>Client + +<p>You can use command-line client <file>birdc</file> to talk with +running BIRD. Communications is done using <file/bird.ctl/ unix domain +socket (unless changed with <tt/-s/ option given to both server and +client). Client can do simple actions such as enabling/disabling +protocols, telling BIRD to show various information, telling it to +show routing table filtered by any filter, or telling bird to +reconfigure. Press <tt/?/ at any time to get online help. Option +<tt/-v/ can be passed to client, telling it to dump numeric return +codes. + <sect>Filters <sect1>Introduction @@ -306,7 +320,7 @@ is rejected. <sect1>Data types <p>Each variable and each value has certain type. Unlike C, filters distinguish between integers and -booleans (that is to prevent you from shooting in the foot). +booleans and between integers and enums (that is to prevent you from shooting in the foot). <descrip> <tag/bool/ this is boolean type, it can have only two values, <cf/TRUE/ and @@ -314,7 +328,7 @@ booleans (that is to prevent you from shooting in the foot). statements. <tag/int/ this is common integer, you can expect it to store signed values from -2000000000 - to +2000000000. + to +2000000000. Overflows are not checked. <tag/pair/ this is pair of two short integers. Each component can have values from 0 to 65535. Constant of this type is written as <cf/(1234,5678)/. @@ -406,12 +420,13 @@ if 1234 = i then printn "."; else { print "*** FAIL: if 1 else"; } <sect1>Route attributes -<p>Filter is implicitly passed route, and it can access its attributes, just like it accesses variables. +<p>Filter is implicitly passed route, and it can access its +attributes, just like it accesses variables. Access to undefined +attribute results in runtime error; you can check if attribute is +defined using <cf>defined( <m>attribute</m> )</cf> syntax. -<descrip> - <tag>defined( <m>attribute</m> )</tag> - returns TRUE if given attribute is defined. Access to undefined attribute results in runtime error. +<descrip> <tag/<m/prefix/ network/ network this route is talking about. |