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2.\" bootpef.8
3.Dd December 4, 1993
4.Dt BOOTPEF 8
5.Os
6.Sh NAME
7.Nm bootpef
8.Nd "BOOTP Extension File compiler"
9.Sh SYNOPSIS
10.Bk -words
11.Nm
12.Op Fl c Ar chdir\-path
13.Op Fl d Ar debug\-level
14.Op Fl f Ar config\-file
15.Op Ar client\-name ...
16.Ek
17.Sh DESCRIPTION
18The
19.Nm
20utility builds the
21.Em "Extension Path"
22files described by
23.%T "RFC 1497"
24(tag 18).
25If any
26.Ar client\-name
27arguments are specified, then
28.Nm
29compiles the extension files for only those clients.
30.Sh OPTIONS
31.Bl -tag -width indent
32.It Fl c Ar chdir\-path
33Sets the current directory used by
34.Nm
35while creating extension files.
36This is useful when the
37extension file names are specified as relative pathnames, and
38.Nm
39needs to use the same current directory as the TFTP server
40(typically
41.Pa /tftpboot ) .
42.It Fl d Ar debug\-level
43Sets the
44.Ar debug\-level
45variable that controls the amount of debugging messages generated.
46For example,
47.Fl d Ar 4
48will set the debugging level to 4.
49.It Fl f Ar config\-file
50Set the name of the config file that specifies the option
51data to be sent to each client.
52.El
53.Sh SEE ALSO
54.Xr bootpd 8 ,
55.Xr tftpd 8
56.Rs
57.%O RFC951
58.%T "BOOTSTRAP PROTOCOL (BOOTP)"
59.Re
60.Rs
61.%O RFC1497
62.%T "BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions"
63.Re
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