firehol-version(5)

📦
version 3.1.8 · 4 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 firehol-version — like, the vibe check for ur config file 💖

okay bestie so this is firehol-version(5), and it's the manual page for the version helper command in ur FireHOL config. it's short, it's sweet, and it will genuinely save u from chaos. let's get into it 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

version 6

that's it. that's the whole vibe. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the version helper command just... states the version of ur configuration file. like, it announces it. it's giving "hi, this config is a version 6 girlie" ✨

and here's the part that actually matters: if the value u pass is newer than what the running version of FireHOL supports, FireHOL will not run. full stop. no cap. it just refuses. 🛑

now, u don't have to specify a version number for a configuration file. it's optional, bestie. but the way that specifying one protects u — it stops FireHOL from trying to process a file it literally cannot handle. so like, why wouldn't u 🙈

and the value that FireHOL expects? it goes up every single time the configuration file format changes. so yeah, it's a moving target, but that's kind of the point. ⭐

Note 🎀 if u pass version 5 to FireHOL, it will disable IPv6 support and warn u that u must update ur configuration. like, it's not mad, it's just disappointed. go update ur config pls 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • firehol(1) — the FireHOL program itself, the main character 👑
  • firehol.conf(5) — FireHOL configuration, where all the actual action lives
  • FireHOL Website
  • FireHOL Online PDF Manual
  • FireHOL Online Documentation

💜 AUTHORS 💜

FireHOL Team. — iconic behavior, honestly 🎀

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was firehol-version(5) from the FireHOL Reference, built 13 Apr 2025, rocking version 3.1.8. mwah 💖 go set ur version number, ur future self will thank u ✨🦋

📦 where this page comes from