.\" Copyright (C) 2010  Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
.Dd January 18, 2009
.Dt BINDCTL 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm bindctl
.Nd control and configure BIND 10
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.\" TODO: option to choose the command channel?
.Nm
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
tool is a user interface to the BIND 10 services.
The program can be used to control the components
and configure the BIND 10 options.
The options may be specified as command-line arguments,
or via the interactive command interpreter.
.\" TODO: command-line arguments?
.Pp
.Nm
must communicate over a
.Xr msgq 8
C-Channel
connection.
If this connection is not established,
.Nm
will exit.
.\" TODO: what if msgq is running but no BigTool or Boss groups?
.Pp
The command-line prompt shows
.Dq "\*[Gt] " .
The options are based on the module in use.
The command-line usage is:
.Pp
.Ic module Ic command Op Ar "param1 = value1" Op Ar ", param2 = value2"
.Pp
.Nm Ap s
interactive interface provides command-line completion and hints.
Press the
.Li Tab
key to get a hint for the module, command, and/or parameters.
.\" TODO: no hints at a blank line though
The arrow keys and Emacs-style editing keys may be used to edit
and recall previous lines.
.\" TODO:  all Emacs-style editing keys?
.Pp
You can use the
.Ic help
keyword to receive usage assistance for a module or a module's
command.
.Pp
The following modules are available:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width ".Li ParkingLot" -compact -offset indent
.\" TODO parkinglot?
.It Ic boss
Control BIND 10 services.
.It Ic config
Configuration commands.
.It Ic ParkingLot
TODO
.El
.Sh BOSS COMMANDS
.Bl -tag -width Ic
.It Ic help
Get help for the
.Em boss
module.
.It Ic shutdown Op Ar module_name
Stop the BIND 10 processes.
.El
.Sh CONFIGURATION COMMANDS
.\" add     commit  go      help    remove  revert  set     show    unset
The following configuration commands are recognized by
.Nm :
.Bl -tag -width Ic
.It Ic add Ar identifier Ar value
Add entry to configuration.
.\" TODO: why the value?
.It Ic commit
Commit all local changes.
TODO: what does this do?
.It Ic go Ar identifier
Go to the specified configuration. TODO
.It Ic help
Get help for the
.Em config
module.
.It Ic remove Ar identifier Ar value
Remove entry from configuration.
.\" TODO: why the value?
.It Ic revert
Revert all local changes.
TODO: what does this do?
.It Ic set Ar identifier Ar value
Set a configuration value.
TODO
.It Ic show
TODO
Show configuration.
.It Ic unset Ar identifier
Unset a configuration value.
TODO
.El
.Sh PARKINGLOT COMMANDS
.Bl -tag -width Ic
.It Ic help
Get help for the
.Em ParkingLot
module.
.It Ic print_message Ar string
Print the given message to stdout.
.El
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.\" TODO: Command arguments which have embedded spaces may be quoted with
.\" quote
.\" .Sq \&"
.\" marks.
.Pp
.Pp command-line editing?
.Pp
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Sh SEE ALSO
.\" complete this info later
.\" .Sh STANDARDS
.Sh HISTORY
The initial version (with internal name of
.Dq BigTool )
was started in October 2009.
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
tool and library were initially coded by Zhang Likun of CNNIC
for the BIND 10 project.
The initial manual page was written by Jeremy C. Reed of ISC.
.\" .Sh BUGS