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WATCHDOG(8)		     System Manager's Manual		     WATCHDOG(8)

NAME
     watchdog -- watchdog control program

SYNOPSIS
     watchdog [-d] [-t timeout]

DESCRIPTION
     The watchdog utility can be used to control the kernel's watchdog facility.

     The -d option enables debugging.

     The  -t  timeout  option specifies the desired timeout period in seconds, a
     value of zero will disable the watchdog.  The default timeout is  128  sec-
     onds.

SEE ALSO
     watchdog(4), watchdogd(8), watchdog(9)

HISTORY
     The watchdog utility appeared in FreeBSD 5.1.

AUTHORS
     The   watchdog   utility  and  manual  page  were	written  by  Sean  Kelly
     <smkelly@FreeBSD.org> and Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>.

     Some contributions made by Jeff Roberson <jeff@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD 15.1			October 18, 2014		     WATCHDOG(8)

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