---
name: "ripd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zebra"
version: "0.84b-3"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ripd"
---

# ripd(1)

a RIP routing engine for use with Zebra

## NAME

ripd - a RIP routing engine for use with Zebra

## SYNOPSIS

**ripd** \[ **-dhrv** \] \[ **-f config-file** \] \[ **-P port-number** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**ripd** is a routing component that supports the  **zebra** route engine. **ripd** supports RIPv1, RIPv2, and so forth.

## 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/ripd.conf*.

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

  A brief message.

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

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

- **-r**, **--retain**

  When the program terminates, retain routes added by **ripd**.

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

  Print the version and exit.

## COMMANDS

 **router rip**   **rip version \[1\|2\]**

 **network \[NETWORK\]**   **no network \[NETWORK\]**

 **network \[IFNAME\]**   **no network \[IFNAME\]**

 **neighbor \[IPADDRESS\]**   **no neighbor \[IPADDRESS\]**

 **redistribute static**   **no redistribute static**

 **redistribute connected**   **no redistribute connected**

 **route \[NETWORK\]**   **no route \[NETWORK\]**

 **timers basic \[UPDATE-INTERVAL\] \[INVALID\] \[HOLDDOWN\] \[FLUSH\]**   **no timers basic**

 **ip rip send version \[VERSION\]**   **ip rip receive version \[VERSION\]**

 **distribute-list \[ACCESS-LIST\] \[in\|out\] \[IFNAME\]**

 **show ip rip**   **show debugging rip**

 **debug rip**   **debug rip events**   **debug rip packet**   **debug rip zebra**

## FILES

- **/usr/local/sbin/ripd**

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

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

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

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

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

## WARNING

This man page is intended as a quick reference for command line options, and for config file commands. The definitive document is the Info file **zebra**.

## DIAGNOSTICS

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

## SEE ALSO

References to other related man pages:

[ripngd(1)](/ripngd/1.md), [ospfd(1)](/ospfd/1.md), [ospf6d(1)](/ospf6d/1.md), [bgpd(1)](/bgpd/1.md), [zebra(1)](/zebra/1.md)

## BUGS

**ripd** eats bugs for breakfast. If you have food for the maintainers try  **\<bug-zebra@gnu.org\>**

## AUTHOR\[S\]

See \<**www.zebra.org**\>, or the Info file for an accurate list of authors.