---
name: "quagga-babeld"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "quagga"
version: "0.99.23.1-1+deb8u5"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/quagga-babeld"
---

# quagga-babeld(8)

a BABEL ad-hoc network routing engine for use with Quagga routing software.

## NAME

babeld - a BABEL ad-hoc network routing engine for use with Quagga routing software.

## SYNOPSIS

**babeld** \[ **-f** *config-file* \] \[ **-i** *pid-file* \] \[ **-P** *vty-port-number* \] \[ **-A** *vty-address* \] \[ **-u** *user* \] \[ **-g** *group* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**babeld** is a routing component that works with the **Quagga** routing engine.

## OPTIONS

Options available for the **babeld** command:

## OPTIONS

- **-d**, **--daemon**

  Runs in daemon mode, forking and exiting from tty.

- **-f**, **--config-file** *config-file*

  Specifies the config file to use for startup. If not specified this option will likely default to */usr/local/etc/babeld.conf*.

- **-g**, **--group** *group*

  Specify the group to run as. Default is *quagga*.

- **-h**, **--help**

  A brief message.

- **-i**, **--pid\_file** *pid-file*

  When babeld starts its process identifier is written to *pid-file*.  The init system uses the recorded PID to stop or restart babeld.  The likely default is */var/run/babeld.pid*.

- **-P**, **--vty\_port** *port-number*

  Specify the port that the babeld VTY will listen on. This defaults to 2602, as specified in */etc/services*.

- **-A**, **--vty\_addr** *vty-address*

  Specify the address that the babeld VTY will listen on. Default is all interfaces.

- **-u**, **--user** *user*

  Specify the user to run as. Default is *quagga*.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Print the version and exit.

## FILES

- **/usr/local/sbin/babeld**

  The default location of the  **babeld** binary.

- **/usr/local/etc/babeld.conf**

  The default location of the  **babeld** config file.

- **$(PWD)/babeld.log**

  If the  **babeld** process is config'd to output logs to a file, then you will find this file in the directory where you started **babeld**.

## WARNING

This man page is intended to be a quick reference for command line options. The definitive document is the Info file **Quagga**.

## DIAGNOSTICS

The babeld process may log to standard output, to a VTY, to a log file, or through syslog to the system logs. **babeld** supports many debugging options, see the Info file, or the source for details.

## SEE ALSO

[**bgpd**(8)](/bgpd/8.md), [**ripngd**(8)](/ripngd/8.md), [**ospfd**(8)](/ospfd/8.md), [**ospf6d**(8)](/ospf6d/8.md), [**isisd**(8)](/isisd/8.md), [**zebra**(8)](/zebra/8.md), [**vtysh**(1)](/vtysh/1.md)

## BUGS

**babeld** eats bugs for breakfast. If you have food for the maintainers try **http://bugzilla.quagga.net**

## AUTHORS

See **http://www.zebra.org** and **http://www.quagga.net** or the Info file for an accurate list of authors.