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.TH asfd 1 "January 2006"


.SH NAME
asfd \- This file describes the Alert Standard Format (ASF) for Linux* daemon and shell script.


.SH SYNOPSIS
For ASF daemon commands: 
.IP
asfd [options]
.LP
For ASF daemon script commands: 
.IP
/etc/init.d/asfd [options]
.LP


.SH DESCRIPTION
The ASF daemon (asfd) controls the ASF functionality. The asfd script controls the loading/unloading of the daemon.
.LP
The daemon is installed as asfd under /usr/sbin. The asfd script is installed as asfd under /etc/init.d. For more information and installation instructions on Intel's ASF for Linux, see the readme included with the ASF package.
.LP


.SH OPTIONS
The following parameters for the ASF daemon are used by entering them on the command line with the asfd command, as shown above:
.PP
.LP
.B --v
.IP
Displays the version information for this package.
.LP
The following parameters for the ASF daemon script are used by entering them on the command line with the /etc/init.d/asfd command as shown above:
.LP
.B start
.IP
Starts the ASF daemon (generally not required because the daemon is automatically started when the system boots).
.LP
.B stop
.IP
Stops the ASF daemon.
.LP
.B restart
.IP
Restarts the ASF daemon.
.LP
.B reload
.IP
Reloads/restarts the ASF daemon.
.LP
.B status
.IP
Displays the current status of ASF.
.LP
.B version
.IP
Displays the version of the ASF package and all the package components.
.LP