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+.TH ZEBRA 8 "July 2000" "Zebra" "Version 0.88"
+
+.SH NAME
+zebra \- a routing manager for use with associated components
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B zebra
+[
+.B \-bdhklrv
+]
+[
+.B \-f config-file
+]
+[
+.B \-i pid-file
+]
+[
+.B \-P port-number
+]
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B zebra 
+is a routing manager that implements the 
+.B zebra
+route engine.
+.B zebra 
+supports RIPv1, RIPv2, RIPng, OSPF, OSPF6, BGP4+, and BGP4-.
+
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+
+.TP
+\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-batch\fR
+Runs in batch mode, \fBzebra\fR parses its config and exits.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-daemon\fR
+Runs in daemon mode, forking and exiting from tty.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-config-file \fR\fIconfig-file\fR
+Specifies the config file to use for startup. If not specified this option will likely default to \fB\fI/usr/local/etc/zebra.conf\fR.
+ 
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+A brief message.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-pid_file \fR\fIpid-file\fR
+When zebra starts its process idenifier is written to
+\fB\fIpid-file\fR.  The init system uses the recorded PID to stop or
+restart zebra.  The likely default is \fB\fI/var/run/zebra.pid\fR.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keep_kernel\fR
+On startup, don't delete self inserted routes.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-log_mode\fR
+Turn verbose logging on.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-vty_port \fR\fIport-number\fR 
+Specify the port that the zebra VTY will listen on. This defaults to
+2602, as specified in \fB\fI/etc/services\fR.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-retain\fR 
+When the program terminates, retain routes added by \fBzebra\fR.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
+Print the version and exit.
+
+
+.SH COMMANDS
+
+\fB table [TABLENO] \fR -- for use with multi-table kernels 
+
+\fB ip route [NETWORK] [GATEWAY] \fR
+\fB ipv6 route [NETWORK] [GATEWAY] \fR
+
+\fB show ip route \fR
+\fB show ipv6 route \fR
+\fB show interface \fR
+\fB show ipforward \fR
+\fB show ipv6forward \fR
+
+.TP
+\fB interface [IFNAME] \fR
+\fB shutdown \fR
+\fB no shutdown \fR
+\fB ip address [IP-ADDRESS] \fR
+\fB description [DESCRIPTION] \fR
+\fB multicast \fR
+\fB no multicast \fR
+
+
+.SH FILES
+
+.TP
+.BI /usr/local/sbin/zebra
+The default location of the 
+.B zebra
+binary.
+
+.TP
+.BI /usr/local/etc/zebra.conf
+The default location of the 
+.B zebra
+config file.
+
+.TP
+.BI $(PWD)/zebra.log 
+If the 
+.B zebra
+process is config'd to output logs to a file, then you will find this
+file in the directory where you started \fBzebra\fR.
+
+
+.SH WARNING
+This man page is intended as a quick reference for command line options, and for config file commands. The definitive document is the Info file \fBzebra\fR.
+
+
+.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+The zebra process may log to standard output, to a VTY, to a log file, or through syslog to the system logs. 
+.B zebra
+supports many debugging options, see the Info file, or the source for details.
+
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+References to other related man pages:
+
+ripngd(8), ospfd(8), ospf6d(8), bgpd(8), zebra(8), vtysh(1)
+
+
+
+.SH BUGS
+.B zebra
+eats bugs for breakfast. If you have food for the maintainers try 
+.BI <bug-zebra@gnu.org>
+
+
+.SH AUTHOR[S]
+See <\fBwww.zebra.org\fR>, or the Info file for an accurate list of authors.
+