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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS/DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+       "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<refentry id="ddns">
+       <refentryinfo>
+               <title>ddns</title>
+               <productname>ddns</productname>
+
+               <authorgroup>
+                       <author>
+                               <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+                               <firstname>Stefan</firstname>
+                               <surname>Schantl</surname>
+                               <email>stefan.schantl@ipfire.org</email>
+                       </author>
+               </authorgroup>
+       </refentryinfo>
+
+       <refmeta>
+               <refentrytitle>ddns</refentrytitle>
+               <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+       </refmeta>
+
+       <refnamediv>
+               <refname>ddns</refname>
+               <refpurpose>Dynamic DNS update client</refpurpose>
+       </refnamediv>
+
+       <refsynopsisdiv>
+               <cmdsynopsis>
+                       <command>ddns</command>
+                       <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+                       <arg choice="plain">COMMAND</arg>
+               </cmdsynopsis>
+       </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Description</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       <command>ddns</command> is a simple, extensible, cross-distribution,
+                       cross-platform dynamic DNS updater written in Python.
+               </para>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Options</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       The following options are understood:
+               </para>
+
+               <variablelist>
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>-c CONFIG</option>
+                               </term>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>--config CONFIG</option>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Load the specified configuration file.
+                                               (Default: <filename>/etc/ddns/ddns.conf</filename>)
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               For further details of the config file layout, please consult the
+                                               <citerefentry>
+                                                       <refentrytitle>ddns.conf</refentrytitle>
+                                                       <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+                                               </citerefentry>
+                                               manual page.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>-d</option>
+                               </term>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>--debug</option>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Enables the debugging mode.
+                                               In this mode, there will be debug output on
+                                               the console and written to the log.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>-h</option>
+                               </term>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>--help</option>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Shows the help message provided by the program and exit.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+               </variablelist>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Commands</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       The following commands are understood:
+               </para>
+
+               <variablelist>
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>update-all</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Update all configured dynamic DNS hosts.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>update <replaceable>HOSTNAME</replaceable></command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Perform an update for a single host, specified by the
+                                               given hostname.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               Example: <command>ddns update somehost.provider.com</command>
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>--force</option>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               When calling an update, the DDNS client automatically checks
+                                               if this update is required by testing whether the hostname points
+                                               to the current public IP address. If this test returns true, the call
+                                               can be droped and no request will be sent to the provider.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               In cases an update request should be send nevertheless, the update can be
+                                               forced by using this switch.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               Example: <command>ddns update somehost.provider.com --force</command> or
+                                               <command>ddns update-all --force</command>
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>guess-ip-addresses</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Try to guess and print the hosts IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
+                                               based on the choosen method in the used config file.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               The addresses can be obtained from the system or by
+                                               help of an external server. For systems behind a NAT the
+                                               second method is recommended.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                                For further details, please consult the
+                                                <citerefentry>
+                                                        <refentrytitle>ddns.conf</refentrytitle>
+                                                        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+                                                </citerefentry>
+                                                manual page.
+                                        </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>list-providers</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               This command will print out a list of all
+                                               supported dynamic DNS providers.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               For details how to add support for new providers,
+                                               please consult the
+                                               <citerefentry>
+                                                       <refentrytitle>ddns-devel</refentrytitle>
+                                                       <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+                                               </citerefentry>
+                                               manual page.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+               </variablelist>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Exit Codes</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       <command>ddns</command> will normally exit with code 0.
+                       If there has been a problem and the requested action could not be done,
+                       the exit code is unequal to zero.
+               </para>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Bugs</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       Please report all bugs to the official bugtracker at
+                       http://bugs.ipfire.org/.
+               </para>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>See Also</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       <citerefentry>
+                               <refentrytitle>ddns.conf</refentrytitle>
+                               <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+                       </citerefentry>, 
+                       <citerefentry>
+                               <refentrytitle>ddns-devel</refentrytitle>
+                               <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+                       </citerefentry>
+               </para>
+       </refsect1>
+</refentry>