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unwindctl(8)

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UNWINDCTL(8) System Manager's Manual UNWINDCTL(8)

unwindctlcontrol the unwind daemon

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

The unwindctl program controls the unwind(8) daemon.

The following options are available:

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

The following commands are available:

Disable verbose logging.
Enable verbose logging.
Enable very noisy debug logging.
Reload the configuration file.
Show a status summary.
Show nameservers learned from dhcpleased(8) or slaacd(8).

/dev/unwind.sock
Unix-domain socket used for communication with unwind(8).

unwind.conf(5), unwind(8)

The unwindctl program first appeared in OpenBSD 6.5.

OpenBSD 7.9 August 3, 2025 UNWINDCTL(8)

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