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+.\" NetworkManager(8) manual page
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+.\" Copyright (C) 2005 - 2009 Novell, Inc.
+.\" Copyright (C) 2005 Robert Love
+.\"
+.TH NETWORKMANAGER "8" "January 29, 2010"
+.SH NAME
+NetworkManager \- network management daemon
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B NetworkManager [\-\-no\-daemon] [\-\-pid\-file=<filename>] [\-\-state\-file=<filename>] [\-\-config=<filename>] [\-\-plugins=<plugin1>,plugin2>,...] [\-\-log\-level=<level>] [\-\-log\-domains=<domain1>,<domain2>,...]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The \fINetworkManager\fP daemon attempts to make  networking configuration and
+operation as painless and automatic as possible by managing the primary network
+connection and other network interfaces, like Ethernet, WiFi, and Mobile
+Broadband devices.  NetworkManager will connect any network device when a
+connection for that device becomes available, unless that behavior is disabled.
+Information about networking is exported via a D-Bus interface to any interested
+application, providing a rich API with which to inspect and control network
+settings and operation.
+.P
+NetworkManager will execute scripts in the /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d
+directory in alphabetical order in response to network events.  Each script
+should be (a) a regular file, (b) owned by root, (c) not writable by group or
+other, (d) not set-uid, (e) and executable by the owner.  Each script receives
+two arguments, the first being the interface name of the device just activated,
+and second an action.
+.TP
+.I "up"
+The interface has been activated.  The environment contains more information
+about the interface; CONNECTION_UUID contains the UUID of the connection.  Other
+variables are IP4_ADDRESS_N where N is a number from 0 to (# IPv4 addresses \- 1),
+in the format "address/prefix gateway".  IP4_NUM_ADDRESSES contains the number
+addresses the script may expect.  IP4_NAMESERVERS contains a space-separated
+list of the DNS servers, and IP4_DOMAINS contains a space-separated list of the
+search domains.  Routes use the format IP4_ROUTE_N where N is a number from 0
+to (# IPv4 routes \- 1), in the format "address/prefix next-hop metric", and
+IP4_NUM_ROUTES contains the number of routes to expect.  If the connection used
+DHCP for address configuration, the received DHCP configuration is passed in the
+environment using standard DHCP option names, prefixed with "DHCP4_", like
+"DHCP4_HOST_NAME=foobar".
+.TP
+.I "down"
+The interface has been deactivated.
+.TP
+.I "vpn\-up"
+A VPN connection has been activated.  The environment contains the connection
+UUID in the variable CONNECTION_UUID.
+.TP
+.I "vpn\-down"
+A VPN connection has been deactivated.
+.TP
+.I "hostname"
+The system hostname has been updated.  Use gethostname(2) to retrieve it.
+.SH OPTIONS
+The following options are supported:
+.TP
+.I "\-\-no\-daemon"
+Do not daemonize.  This is useful for debugging, and directs log output to the
+controlling terminal in addition to syslog.
+.TP
+.I "\-\-pid\-file=<filename>"
+Specify location of a PID file.  The PID file is used for storing PID of the
+running proccess and prevents running multiple instances.
+.TP
+.I "\-\-state\-file=<filename>"
+Specify file for storing state of the NetworkManager persistently.  If not specified,
+the default value of '<LOCALSTATEDIR>/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state' is
+used; where <LOCALSTATEDIR> is dependent on your distribution (usually it's /var).
+.TP
+.I "\-\-config=<filename>"
+Specify configuration file to set up various settings for NetworkManager.  If not
+specified, the default value of '<SYSCONFDIR>/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf'
+is used with a fallback to the older 'nm\-system\-settings.conf' if located in
+the same directory; where <SYSCONFDIR> is dependent on your distribution (usually
+it's /etc).  See \fBNetworkManager.conf\fP(5) for more information on configuration
+file.
+.TP
+.I "\-\-plugins=<plugin1>,<plugin2>, ...
+List plugins used to manage system-wide connection settings.   This list has
+preference over plugins specified in the configuration file.  Currently supported
+plugins are: keyfile, ifcfg\-rh, ifcfg\-suse, ifupdown.
+See \fBNetworkManager.conf\fP(5) for more information on the plugins.
+.TP
+.I "\-\-log\-level=<level>
+Sets how much information NetworkManager sends to the log destination (usually
+syslog's "daemon" facility).  By default, only informational, warning, and error
+messages are logged.  See \fBNetworkManager.conf\fP(5) for more information on
+log levels and domains.
+.TP
+.I "\-\-log\-domains=<domain1>,<domain2>, ...
+Sets which operations are logged to the log destination (usually syslog).  By
+default, most domains are logging-enabled.  See \fBNetworkManager.conf\fP(5) for
+more information on log levels and domains.
+.SH DEBUGGING
+The following environment variables are supported to help debugging.  When used
+in conjunction with the "\-\-no\-daemon" option (thus echoing PPP and DHCP helper
+output to stdout) these can quickly help pinpoint the source of connection
+issues.  Also see the \-\-log\-level and \-\-log\-domains to enable debug logging inside
+NetworkManager itself.
+.TP
+.I "NM_PPP_DEBUG"
+When set to anything, causes NetworkManager to turn on PPP debugging in pppd,
+which logs all PPP and PPTP frames and client/server exchanges.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR nm\-tool (1),
+.BR NetworkManager.conf (5).
+