---
name: "unwindctl"
section: "8"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/unwindctl"
---

# unwindctl(8)

control the unwind daemon

## NAME

**unwindctl** – control the unwind daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**unwindctl** \[**-s** *socket*\] *command* \[*argument* *...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **unwindctl** program controls the [unwind(8)](/unwind/8.md) daemon.

The following options are available:

- **-s** *socket*

  Use *socket* instead of the default */dev/unwind.sock* to communicate with [unwind(8)](/unwind/8.md).

The following commands are available:

- **log** **brief**

  Disable verbose logging.

- **log** **verbose**

  Enable verbose logging.

- **log** **debug**

  Enable very noisy debug logging.

- **reload**

  Reload the configuration file.

- **status**

  Show a status summary.

- **status** **autoconf**

  Show nameservers learned from [dhcpleased(8)](/dhcpleased/8.md) or [slaacd(8)](/slaacd/8.md).

## FILES

- */dev/unwind.sock*

  UNIX-domain socket used for communication with [unwind(8)](/unwind/8.md).

## SEE ALSO

[unwind.conf(5)](/unwind.conf/5.md), [unwind(8)](/unwind/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **unwindctl** program first appeared in OpenBSD 6.5.