debian man page for wd_identify

WD_IDENTIFY(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    WD_IDENTIFY(8)

NAME
       wd_identify - a simplified software watchdog daemon

SYNOPSIS
       wd_identify [-c filename|--config-file filename]

DESCRIPTION
       This  utility  opens  /dev/watchdog and gets the identification string from the watchdog which then is printed. The device is closed after-
       wards.

       The wd_identify tool can only be used without causing a reboot if your kernel is compiled with the CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT option enabled.

       Watchdog and/or wd_keepalive may have to be stopped to make sure that wd_identify can access the watchdog device.

OPTIONS
       Available command line options are the following:

       -c config-file, --config-file config-file
	      Use config-file as the configuration file instead of the default /etc/watchdog.conf.

FILES
       /dev/watchdog
	      The watchdog device.

SEE ALSO
       watchdog.conf(5)

       watchdog(8)

4th Berkeley Distribution					     June 2010							    WD_IDENTIFY(8)