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diff --git a/src/ppp-watch.8 b/src/ppp-watch.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..337f0676 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/ppp-watch.8 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +.TH PPP-WATCH 8 "Red Hat, Inc." "RHS" \" -*- nroff -*- +.SH NAME +ppp-watch \- daemon to make PPP interfaces act more like other interfaces +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B ppp-watch +\fIinterface-name\fP \fIinterface-name\fP [boot] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B ppp-watch +manages one PPP connection, including starting, stopping, and redialing. +It makes starting and stopping the connection synchronous activities. + +.B ppp-watch +is not really meant to be called directly. It should only be used from +within the ifup-ppp script. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.I interface-name +The name of the PPP interface to bring up. +.TP +boot +ppp-watch is being called at boot time and should time out after a +while if the PPP connection does not come up in order not to hang +the boot sequence. |