---
name: "honeydctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "honeyd"
version: "1.5c-7+b1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/honeydctl"
---

# honeydctl(1)

Honey Control

## NAME

**honeydctl** – Honey Control

## SYNOPSIS

**honeyd** \[**-v**\] \[**-t** *seconds*\] \[*socket*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Honeydctl** is used to connect to **Honeyd's** management console.

The options are as follows:

- **-v**

  Tells **honeydctl** to output all conversations.

- **-t** *seconds*

  Specifies the timeout in seconds when connection to **Honeyd**.

Using **honeydctl**, it is possible to dynamically configure **Honeyd**. All commands that can be specified in a regular **Honeyd** configuration file, may also be specified on the console. The tool understand the following additional commands:

- list \[template\]

  Outputs a list of all configured templates. If a template is specified as argument, specific information about the template is returned. The command also matches templates based on wild cards similar to file system globbing.

## FILES

- */var/run/honeyd.pid*

  The default socket that **honeydctl** connects to.

## SEE ALSO

[honeyd(8)](/honeyd/8.md)

## AUTHORS

Niels Provos ⟨provos@citi.umich.edu⟩