---
name: "fagenrules"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "fapolicyd"
version: "1.3.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fagenrules"
---

# fagenrules(8)

a script that merges component fapolicyd rule files

## NAME

fagenrules - a script that merges component fapolicyd rule files

## SYNOPSIS

**fagenrules** \[*--check*\] \[*--load*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**fagenrules** is a script that merges all component fapolicyd rules files, found in the fapolicyd rules directory, */etc/fapolicyd/rules.d*, placing the merged file in */etc/fapolicyd/compiled.rules*. Component fapolicyd rule files, must end in *.rules* in order to be processed. All other files in */etc/fapolicyd/rules.d* are ignored.

The files are concatenated in order, based on their natural sort (see -v option of [ls(1)](/ls/1.md)) and stripped of empty and comment (#) lines.

The generated file is only copied to */etc/fapolicyd/compiled.rules*, if it differs.

## OPTIONS

- **--check**

  test if rules have changed and need updating without overwriting compiled.rules.

- **--load**

  load old or newly built rules into the daemon.

## FILES

/etc/fapolicyd/rules.d/ /etc/fapolicyd/compiled.rules

## SEE ALSO

[**fapolicyd.rules**(5)](/fapolicyd.rules/5.md), [**fapolicyd-cli**(8)](/fapolicyd-cli/8.md), [**fapolicyd**(8)](/fapolicyd/8.md).