OSPFCTL(8)

NAME
ospfctl - control the Open Shortest Path First daemon

SYNOPSIS
ospfctl [-s socket] command [argument ...]

DESCRIPTION
The ospfctl program controls the ospfd(8) daemon. Commands may be abbreviated to the minimum unambiguous prefix; for example, s s for show summary.

The following options are available:

-s socket
    Use socket instead of the default /var/run/ospfd.sock to communicate with ospfd(8).

The following commands are available:

fib couple
    Insert the learned routes into the Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table.

fib decouple
    Remove the learned routes from the Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table. Decoupling the FIB from an OSPF router may create routing loops and could cause major routing issues in the complete OSPF cloud. Only routers with just one link to the OSPF cloud can safely decouple the FIB.

fib reload
    Refetches and relearns the routes in the Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table.

log brief
    Disable verbose debug logging.

log verbose
    Enable verbose debug logging.

reload
    Reload the configuration file.

show database [filter]
    Show the link state database. filter can be any one of the following:

    area ID
        Show only LSAs from the specified area ID.
    asbr
        Show only ASBR LSAs.
    external
        Show only AS-External LSAs.
    network
        Show only Network LSAs.
    router
        Show only Router LSAs.
    self-originated
        Show only self-originated LSAs.
    summary
        Show only Summary LSAs.

show fib [destination | filter]
    Show the Forwarding Information Base. destination can be specified to show the route matching a destination IP address. filter can be any of the following:

    connected
        Show only connected routes.
    interface [interface]
        Show only interfaces or the specified interface.
    ospf
        Show only OSPF routes.
    static
        Show only static routes.

    connected, ospf and static may be specified together.

show interfaces [interface]
    Show details for all interfaces or the specified interface.

show neighbor [detail]
    Show neighbors. detail can be specified for additional detail.

show rib [detail]
    Show the Routing Information Base. detail can be specified for additional detail.

show summary
    Show summary information.

FILES
/var/run/ospfd.sock
    UNIX-domain socket used for communication with ospfd(8).

SEE ALSO
ospfd.conf(5), ospfd(8)

HISTORY
The ospfctl program first appeared in OpenBSD 3.7.