fwb_compile_all(1)

💖 fwb_compile_all(1) — the Firewall Builder manual page, bestie edition 💖

okay so you opened the man page for fwb_compile_all, which lives in the Firewall Builder manual section 1. buckle up, it's short but it's mighty ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

fwb_compile_all — a wrapper script that compiles policies for multiple firewall objects 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

fwb_compile_all -ffile.xml [-dwdir] [-av] [obj[ obj ...]]

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so fwb_compile_all is literally a wrapper script that compiles policies for several firewall objects in one batch job. one job, many firewalls. it's giving efficiency 💅

here's the vibe: you hand it a list of firewall object names on the command line (or you use the -a command line option, more on that below 👇) and it calls the policy compiler for each one. and the best part? the script correctly determines which policy compiler is needed depending on the firewall platform of each object. it just knows. main character energy fr fr 👑

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💜 OPTIONS 💜

• -a — the script processes all firewall objects in the "/Firewalls" subtree. everything. the whole tree. go off 🌳
• -d wdir — specify working directory. the compiler creates the file with the iptables script in this directory. if this parameter is missing, then the iptables script will be placed in the current working directory. so like, if you don't say where, it just drops it right where you're standing 🙈
• -f FILE — specify the name of the data file to be processed. this one's basically required, it's in the synopsis and everything, no cap.
• -v — the script passes this option to the compiler, and this makes it print diagnostic messages indicating its progress. basically it narrates what it's doing, which is honestly so valid of it 🗣️

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🌈 URL 🌈

Firewall Builder home page is located at the following URL:

http://www.fwbuilder.org/

go visit, it's iconic 🫶

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💀 BUGS 💀

Please report bugs using bug tracking system on SourceForge:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5314&atid=105314

not me telling you to file a bug but like… if you find one, please do 😭 the tracker is right there

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

fwbuilder(1), fwb_ipt(1) fwb_ipf(1) fwb_pf(1) fwbedit(1), fwblookup(1)

the whole friend group honestly 🎀

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and that's the whole page, bestie! 🌸 this one came from the FWB source, filed under fwb_compile_all(1). slay, stay compiled, and remember: one batch job can change everything ✨💅🧚‍♀️