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.TH "control_rancid" "1" "7 Jan 2004"
.SH NAME
control_rancid \- run rancid for devices of a group
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B control_rancid
[\c
.BI \-m\ \c
mail_rcpt]\ \c
[\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 devices
that failed collection, 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 \-m mail_rcpt
Specify the recipient of diff mail, which is normally rancid-<group>.  The
argument may be a single address, multiple comma separated addresses, or
.B \-m
may be specified multiple times.
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.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".
.sp
The 
.B \-r
option alters the subject line of the diff mail.  It will begin
with <group name>/<device name> rather than just the group name alone.
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.PP
.B control_rancid
is normally (and best) run via
.BR rancid-run (1)
which provides a locking mechanism on a group basis and saves output
in a log file for each group.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR rancid-run (1),
.BR rancid.conf (5),
.BR router.db (5)