/usr/local/sbin/zebra
The default location of the zebra binary.
zebra1
A routing manager for use with associated components
Usage
zebra [-bdhklrv]
[-f
config-file]
[-P
port-number]
Overview
zebra is a routing manager that implements the zebra route engine. zebra supports RIPv1, RIPv2, RIPng, OSPF, OSPF6, BGP4+, and BGP4-.
Options
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-b, --batch -
Runs in batch mode,
zebraparses its config and exits.
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-d, --daemon -
Runs in daemon mode, forking and exiting from tty.
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-f, --config-file config-file -
Specifies the config file to use for startup. If not specified this option will likely default to /usr/local/etc/zebra.conf.
-
-h, --help -
A brief message.
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-k, --keep_kernel -
On startup, don't delete self inserted routes.
-
-l, --log_mode -
Turn verbose logging on.
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-P, --vty_port port-number -
Specify the port that the zebra VTY will listen on. This defaults to 2602, as specified in /etc/services.
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-r, --retain -
When the program terminates, retain routes added by
zebra.
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-v, --version -
Print the version and exit.
Commands
table [TABLENO] -- for use with multi-table kernels
ip route [NETWORK] [GATEWAY] ipv6 route [NETWORK] [GATEWAY]
show ip route show ipv6 route show interface show ipforward show ipv6forward
- interface [IFNAME]
-
shutdown no shutdown ip address [IP-ADDRESS] description [DESCRIPTION] multicast no multicast
Files
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/usr/local/etc/zebra.conf -
The default location of the
zebraconfig file.
-
$(PWD)/zebra.log -
If the
zebraprocess is config'd to output logs to a file, then you will find this file in the directory where you startedzebra.
Warning
This man page is intended as a quick reference for command line options, and for config file commands. The definitive document is the Info file zebra.
Diagnostics
The zebra process may log to standard output, to a VTY, to a log file, or through syslog to the system logs. zebra supports many debugging options, see the Info file, or the source for details.
Author[s]
See <www.zebra.org>, or the Info file for an accurate list of authors.