BGPCTL(8)

NAME
bgpctl - control the BGP routing daemon

SYNOPSIS
bgpctl [-jnV] [-s socket] command [argument ...]

DESCRIPTION
The bgpctl program controls the bgpd(8) daemon. Commands may be abbreviated to the minimum unambiguous prefix; for example, s su for show summary.

The options are as follows:

-j  Create output as JSON object.

-n  Show neighbors' IP addresses instead of their description.

-s socket
    Use socket to communicate with bgpd(8) instead of the default /var/run/bgpd.sock.<rdomain> where <rdomain> is the routing domain bgpctl is running in. To administer bgpd(8) in a different routing domain, run bgpctl in said routing domain.

-V  Show the version and exit.

The commands are as follows:

    fib [table number] couple Insert the learned routes into the specified Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table.

    fib [table number] decouple Remove the learned routes from the specified Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table.

log brief
    Disable verbose debug logging.

log verbose
    Enable verbose debug logging.

neighbor peer clear [reason]
    Stop and restart the BGP session to the specified neighbor. If a reason is provided, the reason is sent as Administrative Shutdown Communication to the neighbor. peer may be the neighbor's address, description or the word group followed by a group description.

neighbor peer destroy
    Destroy a previously cloned peer. The peer must be down before calling this function. peer may be the neighbor's address, description or the word group followed by a group description.

neighbor peer down [reason]
    Take the BGP session to the specified neighbor down. If a reason is provided, the reason is sent as Administrative Shutdown Communication to the neighbor. peer may be the neighbor's address, description or the word group followed by a group description.

neighbor peer refresh
    Request the neighbor to re-send all routes. Note that the neighbor is not obliged to re-send all routes, or any routes at all, even if it announced the route refresh capability. peer may be the neighbor's address, description or the word group followed by a group description.

neighbor peer up
    Bring the BGP session to the specified neighbor up. peer may be the neighbor's address, description or the word group followed by a group description.

network add prefix [argument ...]
    Add the specified prefix to the list of announced networks. It is possible to set various path attributes with additional arguments. Adding a prefix will replace an existing equal prefix, including prefixes loaded from the configuration.

    network bulk add [argument ...] Bulk add specified prefixes to the list of announced networks. Prefixes should be sent via stdin. It is possible to set various path attributes with additional arguments.

network bulk delete
    Bulk remove the specified prefixes from the list of announced networks. Prefixes should be sent via stdin.

network delete prefix
    Remove the specified prefix from the list of announced networks.

network flush
    Remove all dynamically (i.e. with bgpctl network add) added prefixes from the list of announced networks.

network mrt file file filter
    Import networks from an MRT table dump for debugging purposes. filter can be specified similarly to the show mrt command. Only networks matching the filter will be imported.

network show family
    Show all announced networks. family, if given, limits the output to the given address family. The supported families are inet and inet6.

reload [reason]
    Reload the configuration file. Changes to the following neighbor options in bgpd.conf(5) only take effect when the session is reset: ipsec and tcp md5sig.

show fib filter
    Show routes from bgpd(8)'s view of the Forwarding Information Base. filter can be an IP address, in which case the route to this address is shown, or a flag:

    bgp Show only routes originating from bgpd(8) itself.
    connected
        Show only connected routes.
    inet
        Show only IPv4 routes.
    inet6
        Show only IPv6 routes.
    nexthop
        Show only routes required to reach a BGP nexthop.
    static
        Show only static routes.
    table number
        Show the routing table with ID number instead of the default routing table with ID 0.

show interfaces
    Show the interface states.

show metrics
    Dump various BGP statistics in OpenMetrics format.

    show mrt [options] filter Show routes from an MRT table dump file. filter can be an IP address, a CIDR prefix, an AS filter, a combination or nothing:

    address
        Show best matching route for address.
    address/len
        Show RIB entry for this CIDR prefix.
        address/len all Show all entries in the specified range.
        address/len or-shorter Show all entries covering and including the specified prefix.
    as as
        Show all entries with as anywhere in the AS path.
    empty-as
        Show all entries that are internal routes with no AS's in the AS path.
    neighbor ip
        Show only entries from the specified peer.
    peer-as as
        Show all entries with as as leftmost AS.
    source-as as
        Show all entries with as as rightmost AS.
    transit-as as
        Show all entries with as anywhere but rightmost.

    Additionally, the following options are defined:

    detail
        Show more detailed output for matching routes.
    family
        Limit the output to the given address family.
    file name
        Read the MRT dump from file name instead of using stdin.
    peers
        Print the neighbor table of MRT TABLE_DUMP_V2 dumps. Using this on other table dumps will only show the neighbor of the first entry.

    Multiple options and filters can be used at the same time.

show neighbor peer modifier
    Show detailed information about the neighbor identified by peer, according to the given modifier:

    messages
        Show statistics about sent and received BGP messages.
    terse
        Show statistics in an easily parseable terse format. The printed numbers are the sent and received open, sent and received notifications, sent and received updates, sent and received keepalives, and sent and received route refresh messages plus the current and maximum prefix count, the number of sent and received updates, sent and received withdraws, the neighbor's address (or subnet, for a template), AS number, and finally description.
    timers
        Show the BGP timers.
    peer may be the neighbor's address, description or the word group followed by a group description.

show nexthop
    Show the list of BGP nexthops and the result of their validity check.

    show rib [options] filter Show routes from the bgpd(8) Routing Information Base. filter can be an IP address, a CIDR prefix, an AS filter or nothing:

    address
        Show best matching route for address.
    address/len
        Show RIB entry for this CIDR prefix.
        address/len all Show all entries in the specified range.
        address/len or-shorter Show all entries covering and including the specified prefix.
    as as
        Show all entries with as anywhere in the AS path.
    avs (valid | unknown | invalid)
        Show all entries with matching ASAP Validation State (AVS).
    community community
        Show all entries with community community.
    empty-as
        Show all entries that are internal routes with no AS's in the AS path.
    large-community large-community
        Show all entries with large-community large-community.
    memory
        Show RIB memory statistics.
    neighbor peer
        Show only entries from the specified peer.
    neighbor group description
        Show only entries from the specified peer group.
    ovs (valid | not-found | invalid)
        Show all entries with matching Origin Validation State (OVS).
    path-id pathid
        Show only entries which match the specified pathid. Must be used together with either neighbor or out.
    peer-as as
        Show all entries with as as leftmost AS.
    source-as as
        Show all entries with as as rightmost AS.
    summary
        This is the same as the show summary command.
    table rib
        Show only entries from the specified RIB table.
    transit-as as
        Show all entries with as anywhere but rightmost.

    Additionally, the following options are defined:

    best
        Alias for selected.
    detail
        Show more detailed output for matching routes.
    error
        Show only prefixes which are marked invalid and were treated as withdrawn.
    family
        Limit the output to the given address family.
    in  Show routes from the unfiltered Adj-RIB-In. The neighbor needs to be specified.
    invalid
        Show only routes which are not eligible.
    leaked
        Show only routes where a route leak was detected.
    out Show the filtered routes sent to a neighbor. The neighbor needs to be specified.
    selected
        Show only selected routes.
    ssv Show each RIB entry as a single line, with fields separated by semicolons. Only works if detail is specified.

    Options are silently ignored when used together with summary or memory. Multiple options can be used at the same time and the neighbor filter can be combined with other filters.

show rtr
    Show a list of all RTR sessions, including information about the session state.

show sets
    Show a list summarizing all roa-set, as-set, prefix-set, and origin-set tables.

show summary
    Show a list of all neighbors, including information about the session state and message counters:

    Neighbor
        Description of the neighbor.
    AS  Autonomous system number.
    MsgRcvd
        Number of messages received from the neighbor.
    MsgSent
        Number of messages sent to the neighbor.
    OutQ
        Number of outgoing messages queued.
    Up/Down
        Number of days and hours that the session has been up.
    State/PrfRcvd
        State of the session / Number of routes received. The session is up if there is no information for the State column (Established is not displayed).

show summary terse
    Show a list of all neighbors, including information about the session state, in a terse format.

show tables
    Show a list of all currently loaded fib routing tables.

FILES
/etc/bgpd.conf
    default bgpd(8) configuration file
/var/run/bgpd.sock
    default bgpd(8) control socket

SEE ALSO
bgpd.conf(5), bgpd(8), bgplg(8), bgplgsh(8)

HISTORY
The bgpctl program first appeared in OpenBSD 3.5.