linux man page for iptables-apply

iptables-apply(8)					      System Manager's Manual						 iptables-apply(8)

NAME
       iptables-apply - a safer way to update iptables remotely

SYNOPSIS
       iptables-apply [-hV] [-t timeout] ruleset-file

DESCRIPTION
       iptables-apply  will  try  to  apply  a new ruleset (as output by iptables-save/read by iptables-restore) to iptables, then prompt the user
       whether the changes are okay. If the new ruleset cut the existing connection, the user will not be able to answer  affirmatively.  In  this
       case, the script rolls back to the previous ruleset after the timeout expired. The timeout can be set with -t.

       When called as ip6tables-apply, the script will use ip6tables-save/-restore instead.

OPTIONS
       -t seconds, --timeout seconds
	      Sets the timeout after which the script will roll back to the previous ruleset.

       -h, --help
	      Display usage information.

       -V, --version
	      Display version information.

SEE ALSO
       iptables-restore(8), iptables-save(8), iptables(8).

LEGALESE
       iptables-apply is copyright by Martin F. Krafft.

       This manual page was written by Martin F. Krafft <madduck@madduck.net>

       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0.

								    2006-06-04							 iptables-apply(8)