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<manpage name="avahi-dnsconfd" section="8" desc="Unicast DNS server from mDNS/DNS-SD configuration daemon">
<synopsis>
<cmd>avahi-dnsconfd [<arg>options</arg>]</cmd>
<cmd>avahi-dnsconfd <opt>--kill</opt></cmd>
<cmd>avahi-dnsconfd <opt>--refresh</opt></cmd>
<cmd>avahi-dnsconfd <opt>--check</opt></cmd>
</synopsis>
<description>
<p>avahi-dnsconfd connects to a running avahi-daemon and runs
the script <file>@pkgsysconfdir@/dnsconfd.action</file> for each unicast DNS
server that is announced on the local LAN. This is useful for
configuring unicast DNS servers in a DHCP-like fashion with
mDNS.</p>
</description>
<options>
<option>
<p><opt>-D | --daemonize</opt></p>
<optdesc><p>Daemonize after startup and redirect log messages to syslog.</p></optdesc>
</option>
<option>
<p><opt>-s | --syslog</opt></p>
<optdesc><p>Log to syslog instead of STDERR. Implied by <opt>--daemonize</opt>.</p></optdesc>
</option>
<option>
<p><opt>-k | --kill</opt></p>
<optdesc><p>Kill an already running avahi-dnsconfd. (equivalent to sending a SIGTERM)</p></optdesc>
</option>
<option>
<p><opt>-r | --refresh</opt></p>
<optdesc><p>Tell an already running avahi-dnsconfd to refresh the DNS server data. (equivalent to sending a SIGHUP)</p></optdesc>
</option>
<option>
<p><opt>-c | --check</opt></p>
<optdesc><p>Return 0 as return code when avahi-dnsconfd is already running.</p></optdesc>
</option>
<option>
<p><opt>-h | --help</opt></p>
<optdesc><p>Show help</p></optdesc>
</option>
<option>
<p><opt>-v | --version</opt></p>
<optdesc><p>Show version information </p></optdesc>
</option>
</options>
<section name="Files">
<p><file>@pkgsysconfdir@/avahi-dnsconfd.action</file>: the script to run when a DNS server is found or removed.</p>
</section>
<section name="Signals">
<p><arg>SIGINT, SIGTERM</arg>: avahi-dnsconfd will shutdown. This is issued by passing --kill to avahi-daemon.</p>
<p><arg>SIGHUP</arg>: avahi-dnsconfd will refresh the DNS server data.</p>
</section>
<section name="Authors">
<p>The Avahi Developers &lt;@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@&gt;; Avahi is
available from <url href="@PACKAGE_URL@"/></p>
</section>
<section name="See also">
<p>
<manref name="avahi-daemon" section="8"/>, <manref name="avahi-dnsconfd.action" section="8"/>
</p>
</section>
<section name="Comments">
<p>This man page was written using <manref name="xml2man" section="1"
href="http://masqmail.cx/xml2man/"/> by Oliver Kurth.</p>
</section>
</manpage>