---
name: "rsports"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "libax25"
version: "0.0.12-rc5+git20230513+5581005-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rsports"
---

# rsports(5)

Rose port configuration file.

## NAME

rsports - Rose port configuration file.

## DESCRIPTION

**Rsports** is an ASCII file that contains information about each of the Rose ports that are to be used. When dealing with a Rose utility such as **call,** it takes an optional argument that is the port name. This port name is a reference to the line within **rsports,** which has the same name. The information on each line contains enough information to bind the command to a particular Rose interface, this binding is done by matching the address on the line in **rsports** with the address of the port set by **ifconfig** or **rsattach.**

The **rsports** file may contain comments that begin with a # in the first column, or a port description in the following format, each field being delimited by white space:

name address description

The field descriptions are:

- **name**

  this is the unique Rose port identifier.

- **address**

  the address of the Rose interface to bind to.

- **description**

  a free format description of this interface, this field extends to the end of the line. It may contain spaces.

## FILES

/etc/ax25/rsports

## SEE ALSO

[**call**(1)](/call/1.md), [**rose**(4)](/rose/4.md), [**ifconfig**(8)](/ifconfig/8.md), [**rsparms**(8)](/rsparms/8.md).