-.TH SLIRP 1 "9 Jan 1996" "Version 1.0b"
+.TH SLIRP 1 "8 Jan 2006" "Version 1.0.17"
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second gap between each. This will disconnect Slirp from your shell's
terminal and put Slirp in the background. Later, you can type
to "reconnect" Slirp again.
(Notice the quotes, they ARE significant). The reverse is also true. E.g.,
you can create your .slirprc file too look like the following:
(Notice that only ONE command per line is allowed in configuration files).
The 2 types of options can also be mixed. For example:
- slirp -P -b 14400 "redir 5022 21"
+ slirp \-P \-b 14400 "redir 5022 21"
Note that on the command line, any command/option that does not begin
with a '-' or '+', and has spaces in it, MUST be enclosed in quotes.
E.g., The following are all legal:
- slirp -P "redir udp 5022 25" -vj -b 14400
+ slirp \-P "redir udp 5022 25" \-vj \-b 14400
slirp "ppp" "baudrate 14400"
slirp ppp "baudrate 14400"
The following are NOT legal:
-(Because "-b" starts with a '-' you must NOT enclose it in quotes.)
+(Because "\-b" starts with a '-' you must NOT enclose it in quotes.)
Note: Whenever Slirp expects an IP address as an argument (E.g., in
A few notes on configuration:
-You should have "ppp" or "-P" before any PPP options (because when
-Slirp parses -P or ppp, it will initialize all related fields, hence
+You should have "ppp" or "\-P" before any PPP options (because when
+Slirp parses \-P or ppp, it will initialize all related fields, hence
clearing anything that was parsed before it).
Upon startup, the configuration is done in this order:
This is important because, for example, if you have "initiate-options"
-(a PPP option) in ~/.slirprc-0, and you run slirp with -P,
-"initiate-options" will not be valid, because -P will clear the fact
-that you want options initiated by Slirp (remember, -P should always
+(a PPP option) in ~/.slirprc-0, and you run slirp with \-P,
+"initiate-options" will not be valid, because \-P will clear the fact
+that you want options initiated by Slirp (remember, \-P should always
come before any PPP options).
.SH "COMMANDS AND OPTIONS"