---
name: "firehol-version"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "firehol-doc"
version: "3.1.8+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/firehol-version"
---

# firehol-version(5)

set version number of configuration file

## NAME

firehol-version - set version number of configuration file

## SYNOPSIS

version 6

## DESCRIPTION

The `version` helper command states the configuration file version.

If the value passed is newer than the running version of FireHOL supports, FireHOL will not run.

You do not have to specify a version number for a configuration file, but by doing so you will prevent FireHOL trying to process a file which it cannot handle.

The value that FireHOL expects is increased every time that the configuration file format changes.

**Note**

If you pass version 5 to FireHOL, it will disable IPv6 support and warn you that you must update your configuration.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  [firehol(1)](/firehol/1.md) - FireHOL program

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  [firehol.conf(5)](/firehol.conf/5.md) - FireHOL configuration

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  FireHOL Website ⟨http://firehol.org/⟩\\c

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  FireHOL Online PDF Manual ⟨http://firehol.org/firehol-manual.pdf⟩\\c

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  FireHOL Online Documentation ⟨http://firehol.org/documentation/⟩\\c

## AUTHORS

FireHOL Team.