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Document all of the options that wpa_supplicant accepts.

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PR:		docs/171755
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd March 24, 2008
.Dd November 7, 2012
.Dt WPA_SUPPLICANT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
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.Nd "WPA/802.11i Supplicant for wireless network devices"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl BdehLqsvw
.Op Fl BdhKLqstuvW
.Op Fl b Ar br_ifname
.Fl c Ar config-file
.Op Fl C Ar ctrl
.Op Fl D Ar driver
.Op Fl f Ar debug file
.Op Fl g Ar global ctrl
.Fl i Ar ifname
.Op Fl o Ar override driver
.Op Fl O Ar override ctrl
.Op Fl P Ar pid file
.Oo Fl N
.Fl i Ar ifname
.Fl c Ar config-file
.Op Fl C Ar ctrl
.Op Fl D driver
.Op Fl p Ar driver_param
.Op Fl b Ar br_ifname
.No ...
.Oc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
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.Sh OPTIONS
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl b
Optional bridge interface name.
.It Fl B
Detach from the controlling terminal and run as a daemon process
in the background.
.It Fl d
Enable debugging messages.
If this option is supplied twice, more verbose messages are displayed.
.It Fl e
Use an external IEEE 802.1X Supplicant program and disable the
internal Supplicant.
This option is not normally used.
.It Fl D
Driver name (can be multiple drivers: nl80211,wext).
.It Fl f
Log output to debug file instead of stdout.
.It Fl g
Global ctrl_interface.
.It Fl h
Show help text.
.It Fl K
Include key information in debugging output.
.It Fl L
Display the license for this program on the terminal and exit.
.It Fl N
Start describing a new interface.
.It Fl o
Overrides driver parameter for new interfaces.
.It Fl O
Override ctrl_interface parameter for new interfaces.
.It Fl p
Specify driver parameters.
.It Fl P
File in which to save the process PID.
.It Fl q
Decrease debugging verbosity (i.e., counteract the use of the
.Fl d
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Send log messages through
.Xr syslog 3
instead of to the terminal.
.It Fl t
Include timestamp in debug messages.
.It Fl u
Enable DBus control interface.
.It Fl v
Display version information on the terminal and exit.
.It Fl w
If the specified interface is not present, wait for it to be
added; e.g.\& a cardbus device to be inserted.
This option is not normally used; instead,
.Xr devd 8
should be configured to launch
.Nm
when a device is created.
.It Fl B
Detach from the controlling terminal and run as a daemon process
in the background.
.It Fl K
Include key information in debugging output.
.It Fl L
Display the license for this program on the terminal and exit.
.It Fl W
Wait for a control interface monitor before starting.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr an 4 ,