---
name: "fbb"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "fbb"
version: "7.011-2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbb"
---

# fbb(8)

Script to start the fbb daemon

## NAME

fbb - Script to start the fbb daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**fbb** *\[options\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This script is used to start the daemon. It will ask you for configuration details (CALL, SSID, QRA, etc.) and port entries when the configuration file for fbb (/etc/ax25/fbb.conf) does not exist. If a configuration file is present the daemon will be started.

## OPTIONS

- **-f**

  Runs fbb in foreground.

- **-h**

  Help information (only displayed when a valid configuration is present).

- **-l \<logfile\>**

  Log debug info to logfile.

- **-s**

  Run fbb silently.

- Any other flags will be passed to the daemon.

  ## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Joop Stakenborg \<pa3aba@debian.org\>.