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author | The Android Open Source Project <initial-contribution@android.com> | 2009-03-03 19:29:22 -0800 |
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committer | The Android Open Source Project <initial-contribution@android.com> | 2009-03-03 19:29:22 -0800 |
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diff --git a/dhcpcd-run-hooks.8.in b/dhcpcd-run-hooks.8.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000..72669f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/dhcpcd-run-hooks.8.in @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +.\" Copyright 2006-2008 Roy Marples +.\" All rights reserved +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd August 14, 2008 +.Dt DHCPCD.SH 8 SMM +.Sh NAME +.Nm dhcpcd-run-hooks +.Nd DHCP client configuration script +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is used by +.Xr dhcpcd 8 +to run any system and user defined hook scripts. +System hook scripts are found in +.Pa @HOOKDIR@ +and the user defined hooks are +.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.enter-hook . +and +.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.exit-hook . +The default install supplies hook scripts for configuring +.Pa /etc/resolv.conf +and the hostname. +Your distribution may have included other hook scripts to say configure +ntp or ypbind. +A test hook is also supplied that simply echos the dhcp variables to the +console from DISCOVER message. +.Pp +Each time +.Nm +is invoked, +.Ev $interface +is set to the interface that +.Nm dhcpcd +is run on and +.Ev $reason +is to the reason why +.Nm +was invoked. +DHCP information to be configured is held in variables starting with the word +new_ and old DHCP information to be removed is held in variables starting with +the word old_. +.Nm dhcpcd +can display the full list of variables it knows how about by using the +.Fl V , -variables +argument. +.Pp +Here's a list of reasons why +.Nm +could be invoked: +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Dv PREINIT +dhcpcd is starting up and any pre-initialisation should be done. +.It Dv INFORM +dhcpcd informed a DHCP server about it's address and obtained other +configuration details. +.It Dv BOUND +dhcpcd obtained a new lease from a DHCP server. +.It Dv RENEW +dhcpcd renewed it's lease. +.It Dv REBIND +dhcpcd has rebound to a new DHCP server. +.It Dv REBOOT +dhcpcd successfully requested a lease from a DHCP server. +.It Dv EXPIRE +dhcpcd's lease expired and it failed to obtain a new one. +.It Dv IPV4LL +dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers but did obtain an IPV4LL address. +.It Dv FAIL +dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers or use an old lease. +.It Dv TIMEOUT +dhcpcd failed to contact any DHCP servers but was able to use an old lease. +.It Dv TEST +dhcpcd received an OFFER from a DHCP server but will not configure the +interface. +This is primarily used to test the variables are filled correctly for the +script to process them. +.El +.Sh FILES +When +.Nm +runs, it loads +.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.enter-hook +and any scripts found in +.Pa @HOOKDIR@ +in a lexical order and then finally +.Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.exit-hook +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr dhcpcd 8 +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Roy Marples <roy@marples.name> +.Sh BUGS +Please report them to http://bugs.marples.name |