---
name: "yrd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yrd"
version: "0.5.3-11"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yrd"
---

# yrd(1)

cjdns swiss army knife

## NAME

yrd - cjdns swiss army knife

## SYNOPSIS

```
yrd [--help] <command> [<args>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

yrd is an iproute2 inspired interface to cjdroute.

## OPTIONS

- \--help

  Prints the yrd help

## COMMANDS

- **start**

  Starts cjdroute and configures it after it's started. Peers are pulled from **/etc/yrd/peers.d** and to the running cjdroute. Use **--attach** to configure an already running cjdroute.

- **a, addr**

  Shows your cjdns address. Use **-i** to format it as IPv6 address.

- **n, neighbours**

  Shows your neighbours you're directly peered with. Use **-n** to display their neighbours, too. Use **-i** to format them as IPv6 addresses.

- **r, route**

  Shows addresses in your nodestore. Use **-f** for tailf like behaviour. Use **-i** to format them as IPv6 addresses.

- **ping**

  Ping a node over cjdns, without using icmp. Use **--switch** to do a switch ping or **-c** to specify how many pings should be sent.

- **top**

  Much colors.

- **mon**

  Display debug information from cjdroute.

  **-l, --level** filter by log level

  **-f, --file** filter by source file

  **-n, --line** filter by line number

- **uplinks**

  Shows known links from a given node in the network.