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.TH "firehol\-group" "5" "Built 21 Jan 2017" "FireHOL Reference" "3.1.1"
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.SH NAME
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firehol\-group \- group commands with common options
.SH SYNOPSIS
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group with \f[I]rule\-params\f[]
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group end
.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \f[C]group\f[] command allows you to group together multiple
\f[C]client\f[] and \f[C]server\f[] commands.
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Grouping commands with common options (see
firehol\-params(5)) allows the option values to be
checked only once in the generated firewall rather than once per
service, making it more efficient.
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Nested groups may be used.
.SH EXAMPLES
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This:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]

interface\ any\ world
\ \ client\ all\ accept
\ \ server\ http\ accept

\ \ #\ Provide\ these\ services\ to\ trusted\ hosts\ only
\ \ server\ "ssh\ telnet"\ accept\ src\ "192.0.2.1\ 192.0.2.2"
\f[]
.fi
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can be replaced to produce a more efficient firewall by this:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]

interface\ any\ world
\ \ client\ all\ accept
\ \ server\ http\ accept

\ \ #\ Provide\ these\ services\ to\ trusted\ hosts\ only
\ \ group\ with\ src\ "192.0.2.1\ 192.0.2.2"
\ \ \ \ server\ telnet\ accept
\ \ \ \ server\ ssh\ accept
\ \ group\ end
\f[]
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
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firehol(1) \- FireHOL program
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firehol.conf(5) \- FireHOL configuration
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firehol\-interface(5) \- interface definition
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firehol\-router(5) \- router definition
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firehol\-params(5) \- optional rule parameters
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FireHOL Website (http://firehol.org/)
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FireHOL Online PDF Manual (http://firehol.org/firehol-manual.pdf)
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FireHOL Online Documentation (http://firehol.org/documentation/)
.SH AUTHORS
FireHOL Team.