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diff --git a/ax25/mheardd.8 b/ax25/mheardd.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..63cda36 --- /dev/null +++ b/ax25/mheardd.8 @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +.TH MHEARDD 8 "27 August 1996" Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.SH NAME +mheardd \- collect information about packet activity +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B mheardd [-f] [-l] [-n number] [-v] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +.B Mheardd +is a daemon that collects the statistics about the activity on all the AX.25 +channels that are configured. The list generated is available for viewing by +the +.BR mheard (1) +program. The information collected is a superset of the information normally +collected by similar mheard programs and this is reflected in the options +available for the viewing program. Logging to the system log file may be +enabled which will enable monitoring of pathalogical conditions, for example +invalid frame types and invalid/unknown protocol IDs. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP 10 +.BI \-f +Deletes the existing mheard logging file at program startup, this is not the +default. +.TP 10 +.BI \-l +Enables logging to the system log file. The default is off. +.TP 10 +.BI "\-n number" +Sets the number of entries in the activity list file, the default is 40. The +minimum value allowed is 10 and the maximum is 100. +.TP 10 +.BI \-v +Display the version. +.SH FILES +.LP +/var/ax25/mheard/mheard.dat +.br +/etc/ax25/axports +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR mheard (1), +.BR ax25 (4). +.SH AUTHOR +Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk> |