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.SH "NAME"
ddclient \- Update IP addresses at dynamic DNS services
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBddclient\fR\ 'u
\fBddclient\fR {\-help}
.HP \w'\fBddclient\fR\ 'u
\fBddclient\fR [\-daemon\ \fIinterval\fR] [\-proxy\ \fIhost\fR] [\-server\ \fIhost\fR] [\-protocol\ \fItype\fR] [\-file\ \fIconfigfile\fR] [\-cache\ \fIcachefile\fR] [\-pid\ \fIpidfile\fR] [\-use\ \fImechanism\fR] {\-if\ \fIinterface\fR | \-ip\ \fIipaddress\fR | \-web\ {\fIprovider\fR\ |\ \fIurl\fR} | \-fw\ \fIfirewall\fR | \-cmd\ \fIcommand\fR}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
A perl based client to update your dynamic IP address at DynDNS\&.com (or other dynamic DNS services such as Hammernode, Zoneedit or EasyDNS), thus allowing you and others to use a fixed hostname (myhost\&.dyndns\&.org) to access your machine\&. This client supports both the dynamic and (near) static services, MX setting, and alternative host\&. It caches the address, and only attempts the update if the address actually changes\&.
.PP
For usage information please run
\fBddclient \-help\fR
until this manpage is finished\&.