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.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
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.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Sean M. Kelly <smkelly@FreeBSD.org>
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd September 2, 2006
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.Dt WATCHDOG 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm watchdog
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.Nd watchdog control program
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl d
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.Op Fl t Ar timeout
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility can be used to control the kernel's watchdog facility.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl d
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option
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enables debugging.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl t Ar timeout
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option
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specifies the desired timeout period in seconds, a value of
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zero will disable the watchdog.
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The default timeout is 16 seconds.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr watchdog 4 ,
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.Xr watchdogd 8 ,
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.Xr watchdog 9
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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utility appeared in
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.Fx 5.1 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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utility and manual page were written by
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.An Sean Kelly Aq smkelly@FreeBSD.org
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and
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.An Poul-Henning Kamp Aq phk@FreeBSD.org .
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.Pp
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Some contributions made by
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.An Jeff Roberson Aq jeff@FreeBSD.org .
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