NAME

inetd - Interner super-server

SYNOPSIS

inetd [OPTION...] [CONF-FILE [CONF-DIR]]...

DESCRIPTION

Internet super-server.

-d, --debug

turn on debugging, run in foreground mode

--environment

pass local and remote socket information in environment variables

-p, --pidfile[=PIDFILE]

override pidfile (default: "/usr/local/var/run/inetd.pid")

--resolve

resolve IP addresses when setting environment variables (see --environment)

-R, --rate=NUMBER

maximum invocation rate (per minute)

-?, --help

give this help list

--usage

give a short usage message

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

AUTHOR

Written by Alain Magloire, Alfred M. Szmidt, Debarshi Ray, Jakob 'sparky' Kaivo, Jeff Bailey, Jeroen Dekkers, Marcus Brinkmann, Sergey Poznyakoff, and others.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for inetd is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and inetd programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info inetd

should give you access to the complete manual.