| IPSEC READWRITECONF(8) | Executable programs | IPSEC READWRITECONF(8) |
.SH "NAME" ipsec-readwriteconf - validate and output an Libreswan
IPsec configuration file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 504u
ipsec readwriteconf
[--config file]
[--debug]
[--verbose]
[--rootdir dir]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP This program reads the given ipsec.conf style configuration file,
interpreting the also= options, and outputs an equivalent ipsec.conf file.
The purpose of this program is to validate the input processing. This can
also be used to validate the syntax of a configuration file.
.PP The options --debug and --verbose are currently synonyms.
.PP The --rootdir option changes the programs idea of what "/" is
when processing include directives. This is useful when validating a
configuration that is not installed on a target system yet.
.SH "AUTHOR"
Andrew Cagney, D. Hugh Redelmeier, Jose Quaresma, Michael Richardson, Paul
Wouters, Tuomo Soini
| 08/30/2026 | Libreswan v5.4-HEAD |