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.Dd April 9, 2008
.Dt SETFIB 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm setfib
.Nd execute a utility with an altered default network view
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl F
.Ar fib
.Ar utility
.Op Ar argument ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility runs
.Ar utility
with an different routing table.
The table number
.Dq Ar fib
will be used by default for all sockets started by this
process or descendants.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The
.Ev PATH
environment variable is used to locate the requested
.Ar utility
if the name contains no
.Ql /
characters.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
If
.Ar utility
is invoked, the exit status of
.Nm
is the exit status of
.Ar utility .
.Pp
An exit status of 126 indicates
.Ar utility
was found, but could not be executed.
An exit status of 127 indicates
.Ar utility
could not be found.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Execute utility
.Sq netstat
to view the second routing table.
.Pp
.Dl "setfib -F 1 netstat -rn"
or
.Dl "setfib 1 netstat -rn"
or
.Dl "setfib -1 netstat -rn"
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr setfib 2 ,
.Xr setsockopt 2
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is a
.Fx
specific extension, however many
.Ux
like systems
have an equivalent function.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility appeared in
.Fx 7.1 .