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Diffstat (limited to 'man/rancid-run.1')
-rw-r--r-- | man/rancid-run.1 | 23 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/man/rancid-run.1 b/man/rancid-run.1 index 3e99b26..bbb56a2 100644 --- a/man/rancid-run.1 +++ b/man/rancid-run.1 @@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ may be specified multiple times. .\" .TP .B \-r device_name -Specify the name, as it appears in a group's router.db, of a particular -device to collect and generate diffs for. The device must be marked "up". -If a group is not specified on the command-line, rancid will be run -against any group in which the device_name appears. +Run rancid for a single device, +.IR device_name . +.IR device_name +should be name, as it appears in a group's router.db. The device must be +marked "up". If a group is not specified on the command-line, rancid will +be run against any group in which the device_name appears. .sp The .B \-r @@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ utilizes the following environment variables from .\" .TP .B BASEDIR -Location of group directories, etc. +Location of group directories, etc. This is set to the "localstatedir" +by the configure script at installation time. .\" .TP .B LIST_OF_GROUPS @@ -106,11 +109,11 @@ If rancid fails to run or collect a device's configuration, the particular group's log file (mentioned above) should be consulted. Any errors produced by .BR cvs (1) -or any of the rancid scripts should be included, whether they be a botched -cvs tree, login authentication failure, rancid configuration error, etc. If -the log file produces no clues, the next debugging step should be run the -commands manually. For example, can the user who runs rancid login to the -device with 'clogin hostname', and so on. +or any of the rancid scripts should be included there, whether they be a +botched cvs tree, login authentication failure, rancid configuration error, +etc. If the log file produces no clues, the next debugging step should be +run the commands manually. For example, can the user who runs rancid login +to the device with 'clogin hostname', and so on. .BR .SH FILES .TP |