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.TH "control_rancid" "1" "22 Jan 2001"
.SH NAME
control_rancid \- run rancid for devices of a group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B create_cvs
[\c
.BI \-r\ \c
device_name]\ \c
group
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B control_rancid
is a
.IR sh (1)
script to parse a group's
.BR router.db (5),
run rancid for each of the devices, possibly re-run rancid for missed devices,
e-mail diffs, and e-mail error reports.
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.PP
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The command-line options are as follows:
.TP
.B \-r device_name
Specify the name, as it appears in the router.db, of a particular device 
to collect and generate diffs for.  The device must be marked "up".
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.PP
.B control_rancid
is normally (and best) run via
.BR do-diffs (1).
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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR do-diffs (1),
.BR env (5),
.BR router.db (5)