---
name: "fireflier"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fireflier-server"
version: "1.1.6-3etch1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fireflier"
---

# fireflier(1)

fireflier is an interactive firewall administration tool

## NAME

fireflierd - fireflier is an interactive firewall administration tool

## SYNOPSIS

**fireflierd** \[*-f file*\] \[*-h*\] \[*-d*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

fireflier is a project which wants to provide an easy way to administer your firewall. It is designed to be used on desktop machines.

For more information please read the README file (maybe at /usr/share/doc/fireflier-server), or look at the configuration files (/etc/fireflier). There is also a mailing-list available at http://www.sf.net/projects/fireflier

## OPTIONS

- \-f

  **This option tells fireflierd to get its configuration from \<file\> instead of /etc/fireflier/fireflier.conf.** There needs to be a space between -f and file.

- \-h

  **display help**

- \-d

  **daemonize (fireflierd will fork and immediatly return after startup)**

use this in init scripts

## LICENSE

GPL

## BUGS

We  **need** better documentation

## AUTHORS

- Martin Maurer

  **fireflier@gibraltar.at, ICQ: 20359568**

- Klaus Triendl

  **fireflier@gibraltar.at**