Usage: bird [--version] [--help] [-c ] [OPTIONS] Options: -c Use given configuration file instead of /etc/bird.conf -d Enable debug messages and run bird in foreground -D Log debug messages to given file instead of stderr -f Run bird in foreground -g Use given group ID -h, --help Display this information -l Look for a configuration file and a control socket in the current working directory -p Test configuration file and exit without start -P Create a PID file with given filename -R Apply graceful restart recovery after start -s Use given filename for a control socket -u Drop privileges and use given user ID --version Display version of BIRD