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25.\" $FreeBSD$
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27.Dd October 20, 2008
28.Dt SETFIB 1
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm setfib
32.Nd execute a utility with an altered default network view
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Nm
35.Op Fl F
36.Ar fib
37.Ar utility
38.Op Ar argument ...
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Nm
42utility runs another
43.Ar utility
44with a different routing table.
45The table number
46.Ar fib
47will be used by default for all sockets started by this
48process or descendants.
49.Sh ENVIRONMENT
50The
51.Ev PATH
52environment variable is used to locate the requested
53.Ar utility
54if the name contains no
55.Ql /
56characters.
57.Sh EXIT STATUS
58If
59.Ar utility
60is invoked, the exit status of
61.Nm
62is the exit status of
63.Ar utility .
64.Pp
65An exit status of 126 indicates
66.Ar utility
67was found, but could not be executed.
68An exit status of 127 indicates
69.Ar utility
70could not be found.
71.Sh EXAMPLES
72Run
73.Xr netstat 1
74to view the second routing table.
75.Pp
76.Dl "setfib -F 1 netstat -rn"
77or
78.Dl "setfib 1 netstat -rn"
79or
80.Dl "setfib -1 netstat -rn"
81.Sh SEE ALSO
82.Xr setfib 2 ,
83.Xr setsockopt 2
84.Sh STANDARDS
85The
86.Nm
87utility is a
88.Fx
89specific extension.
90However, many
91.Ux Ns - Ns
92like systems
93have an equivalent function.
94.Sh HISTORY
95The
96.Nm
97utility appeared in
98.Fx 7.1 .
99