---
name: "itox"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xinetd"
version: "1:2.3.15.4-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/itox/8"
---

# itox(8)

converts inetd.conf style configuration files to xinetd.conf

## NAME

itox - converts inetd.conf style configuration files to xinetd.conf

## SYNOPSIS

itox \[-daemon\_dir \<dir\_name\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

**itox** takes on its standard input inetd.conf style entries and dumps to standard output the corresponding xinetd.conf style entries.

## OPTIONS

- *-daemon\_dir \<dir\_name\>*

  If you use tcpd, this option specifies the directory where all the daemons are. You must specify this option if you use tcpd and the daemon file names are not absolute.

## EXAMPLES

itox -daemon\_dir /usr/sbin \< inetd.conf \> xinetd.conf

## AUTHOR

xinetd and itox were written by Panagiotis Tsirigotis.

This man page was written by Norbert Veber \<nveber@debian.org\> and Thomas Seyrat \<tomasera@debian.org\>