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	-g, --group=<groupname>		-g, --group=<groupname>
	Specify the group which dnsmasq will run as. The defaults to "dip", if available, to		Specify the group which dnsmasq will run as. The defaults to "dip", if available, to
	facilitate access to /etc/ppp/resolv.conf which is not normally world readable.		facilitate access to /etc/ppp/[[resolv.conf]] which is not normally world readable.

	-v, --version		-v, --version
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	-r, --resolv-file=<file>		-r, --resolv-file=<file>
	Read the IP addresses of the upstream nameservers from <file>, instead of		Read the IP addresses of the upstream nameservers from <file>, instead of
	/etc/resolv.conf. For the format of this file see resolv.conf(5) the only lines rel‐		/etc/[[resolv.conf]]. For the format of this file see [[resolv.conf manpage\|resolv.conf]](5); the only lines rel‐
	evant to dnsmasq are nameserver ones. Dnsmasq can be told to poll more than one		evant to dnsmasq are nameserver ones. Dnsmasq can be told to poll more than one
	resolv.conf file, the first file name specified overrides the default, subsequent		resolv.conf file, the first file name specified overrides the default, subsequent
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	-R, --no-resolv		-R, --no-resolv
	Don’t read /etc/resolv.conf. Get upstream servers only from the command line or the		Don’t read /etc/[[resolv.conf]]. Get upstream servers only from the command line or the
	dnsmasq configuration file.		dnsmasq configuration file.

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	and tries to favour servers to are known to be up. Setting this flag forces dnsmasq		and tries to favour servers to are known to be up. Setting this flag forces dnsmasq
	to try each query with each server strictly in the order they appear in		to try each query with each server strictly in the order they appear in
	/etc/resolv.conf		/etc/[[resolv.conf]]

	-n, --no-poll		-n, --no-poll
	Don’t poll /etc/resolv.conf for changes.		Don’t poll /etc/[[resolv.conf]] for changes.

	--clear-on-reload		--clear-on-reload
	Whenever /etc/resolv.conf is re-read, clear the DNS cache. This is useful when new		Whenever /etc/[[resolv.conf]] is re-read, clear the DNS cache. This is useful when new
	nameservers may have different data than that held in cache.		nameservers may have different data than that held in cache.

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	-S, --local, --server=[/[<domain>]/[domain/]][<ipaddr>[#<port>][@<source>[#<port>]]]		-S, --local, --server=[/[<domain>]/[domain/]][<ipaddr>[#<port>][@<source>[#<port>]]]
	Specify IP address of upstream severs directly. Setting this flag does not suppress		Specify IP address of upstream severs directly. Setting this flag does not suppress
	reading of /etc/resolv.conf, use -R to do that. If one or more optional domains are		reading of /etc/[[resolv.conf]], use -R to do that. If one or more optional domains are
	given, that server is used only for those domains and they are queried only using		given, that server is used only for those domains and they are queried only using
	the specified server. This is intended for private nameservers: if you have a name‐		the specified server. This is intended for private nameservers: if you have a name‐
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	leys.org.uk at 192.168.1.1 then giving the flag -S /internal.thekel‐		leys.org.uk at 192.168.1.1 then giving the flag -S /internal.thekel‐
	leys.org.uk/192.168.1.1 will send all queries for internal machines to that name‐		leys.org.uk/192.168.1.1 will send all queries for internal machines to that name‐
	server, everything else will go to the servers in /etc/resolv.conf. An empty domain		server, everything else will go to the servers in /etc/[[resolv.conf]]. An empty domain
	specification, // has the special meaning of "unqualified names only" ie names with‐		specification, // has the special meaning of "unqualified names only" ie names with‐
	out any dots in them. A non-standard port may be specified as part of the IP address		out any dots in them. A non-standard port may be specified as part of the IP address
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	available from dnsmasq both as "laptop" and "laptop.thekelleys.org.uk". If the		available from dnsmasq both as "laptop" and "laptop.thekelleys.org.uk". If the
	domain is given as "#" then the domain is read from the first "search" directive in		domain is given as "#" then the domain is read from the first "search" directive in
	/etc/resolv.conf (or equivalent).		/etc/[[resolv.conf]] (or equivalent).

	--enable-tftp		--enable-tftp

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	===OPTIONS===		===OPTIONS===
			A summary of these options (as returned by "dnsmasq --help") is in [[dnsmasq options]].

	Note that in general missing parameters are allowed and switch off functions, for instance		Note that in general missing parameters are allowed and switch off functions, for instance
	"--pid-file" disables writing a PID file. On BSD, unless the GNU getopt library is linked,		"--pid-file" disables writing a PID file. On BSD, unless the GNU getopt library is linked,
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	-O, --dhcp-option=[<network-id>,[<network-id>,]][vendor:[<vendor-		-O, --dhcp-option=[<network-id>,[<network-id>,]][vendor:[<vendor-
	class>],][<opt>\|option:<opt-name>],[<value>[,<value>]]		class>],][<opt>\|option:<opt-name>],[<value>[,<value>]]
	Specify different or extra options to DHCP ~~clients~~. By default, dnsmasq sends some		Specify different or extra options to [[DHCP client]]s. By default, dnsmasq sends some
	standard options to DHCP clients, the netmask and broadcast address are set to the		standard options to DHCP clients, the netmask and broadcast address are set to the
	same as the host running dnsmasq, and the DNS server and default route are set to		same as the host running dnsmasq, and the DNS server and default route are set to
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	that is sent. This configuration allows these defaults to be overridden, or other		that is sent. This configuration allows these defaults to be overridden, or other
	options specified. The option, to be sent may be given as a decimal number or as		options specified. The option, to be sent may be given as a decimal number or as
	"option:<option-name>" The option numbers are specified in RFC2132 and subsequent		"option:<option-name>" The option numbers are specified in RFC2132 and subsequent
	RFCs. The set of option-names known by dnsmasq can be discovered by running "dnsmasq		RFCs. The set of option-names known by dnsmasq can be discovered by running "[[dnsmasq dhcp options\|dnsmasq]]
	--help dhcp". For example, to set the default route option to 192.168.4.4, do		[[dnsmasq dhcp options\|--help dhcp]]". For example, to set the default route option to 192.168.4.4, do
	--dhcp-option=3,192.168.4.4 or --dhcp-option = option:router, 192.168.4.4 and to set		--dhcp-option=3,192.168.4.4 or --dhcp-option = option:router, 192.168.4.4 and to set
	the time-server address to 192.168.0.4, do --dhcp-option = 42,192.168.0.4 or --dhcp-		the time-server address to 192.168.0.4, do --dhcp-option = 42,192.168.0.4 or --dhcp-