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trickled.conf

TRICKLED.CONF(5)					      BSD File Formats Manual						  TRICKLED.CONF(5)

NAME

     trickled.conf -- format of the configuration file used by trickled(8).

DESCRIPTION

     The configuration file format is quite simple.  Sections are delimited by square brackets:

     [Section]

     And options within brackets sections are simple key value pairs:

     Option = Value

OPTIONS

     Per-application customizable variables are specified within sections with section names matching the application name.  The options are:

     Priority
	     Sets the priority of the application, see trickled(8) for details.

     Time-Smoothing
	     Sets the time smoothing parameter of the application, see trickled(8) for an details.

     Length-Smoothing
	     Sets the length smoothing parameter of the application, see trickled(8) for details.

EXAMPLES

     [ssh]
     Priority = 1
     Time-Smoothing = 0.1
     Length-Smoothing = 2
     [ftp]
     Priority = 8
     Time-Smoothing = 5
     Length-Smoothing = 20

SEE ALSO

     trickle(1), syslog(3), netintro(4)

AUTHORS

     trickled.conf has been developed by Marius Aamodt Eriksen <marius@monkey.org>.

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