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.\" $OpenBSD: lldpd.8,v 1.6 2025/05/16 04:26:43 kn Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2025 David Gwynne <dlg@openbsd.org>
.\"
.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
.\"
.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
.Dd $Mdocdate: May 16 2025 $
.Dt LLDPD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm lldpd
.Nd Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) daemon
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl d
.Op Fl s Ar socket
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
daemon receives
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
.Pq LLDP
messages on Ethernet interfaces and stores them for display by
.Xr lldp 8 .
.Pp
LLDP is a link layer protocol for advertising and discovering identity
and capability.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width "-f fileXXX"
.It Fl d
Do not daemonize.
If this option is specified,
.Nm
will run in the foreground and log to stderr.
.It Fl s Ar socket
Use
.Ar socket
to communicate with
.Xr lldp 8 .
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/var/run/lldp.sock" -compact
.It Pa /var/run/lldp.sock
default
.Nm
control socket
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.\" Xr frame 4 ,
.Xr lldp 8
.Sh STANDARDS
.Rs
.%R IEEE 802.1AB
.%T Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery
.Re
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 7.8 .
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