SAVENODES

Command

SAVENODES -- Save the nodes and routes tables to disk.

Synopsis

SAVENODES [filename]

Description

The SAVENODES command dumps the nodes and routes tables to a "recovery" file. This file is read by XRPi at start up, and used to reconstruct the tables without having to wait for nodes broadcasts to be received.

Table dumping occurs automatically to file XRNODES every hour, and when XRPi is closed down using Alt-X, but this command allows you to dump and examine the tables at any time, without taking the router off line.

Options

The optional argument specifies the filename to dump to, and if not specified it defaults to XRNODES.

Files

The XRNODES file is similar in format to the BPQNODES file used with the DOS version of BPQ node, but is no longer compatible with it.

XRNODES is a plain text file, which may be viewed and edited with any text editor.

Availability

Sysop-only.

See also

LOADNODES(2) -- Load Nodes and Routes.
XRNODES(8) -- Nodes / Routes Recovery File.