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birdc

Bird remote control. Command tool to retrieve information like routes from bird and perform configurations during runtime. More information: https://bird.network.cz/.
  • Open the remote control console:
    birdc
  • Reload the configuration without restarting Bird:
    birdc configure
  • Show the current status of Bird:
    birdc show status
  • Show all configured protocols:
    birdc show protocols
  • Show all details about a protocol:
    birdc show protocols {{upstream1}} all
  • Show all routes that contain a specific AS number:
    birdc "show route where bgp_path ~ [{{4242120045}}]"
  • Show all best routes:
    birdc show route primary
  • Show all details of all routes from a given prefix:
    birdc show route for {{fd00:/8}} all

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