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diff --git a/man/strongswan.conf.5.in b/man/strongswan.conf.5.in index 77db9a3c0..94383124a 100644 --- a/man/strongswan.conf.5.in +++ b/man/strongswan.conf.5.in @@ -67,6 +67,61 @@ With reference to the example above, accessing will return .BR xxx . +.SH INCLUDING FILES +Using the +.B include +statement it is possible to include other files into strongswan.conf, e.g. +.PP +.EX + include /some/path/*.conf +.EE +.PP +If the file name is not an absolute path, it is considered to be relative +to the directory of the file containing the include statement. The file name +may include shell wildcards (see +.IR sh (1)). +Also, such inclusions can be nested. +.PP +Sections loaded from included files +.I extend +previously loaded sections; already existing values are +.IR replaced . +It is important to note that settings are added relative to the section the +include statment is in. +.PP +As an example, the following three files result in the same final +config as the one given above: +.PP +.EX + a = b + section-one { + somevalue = before include + include include.conf + } + include other.conf + +include.conf: + # settings loaded from this file are added to section-one + # the following replaces the previous value + somevalue = asdf + subsection { + othervalue = yyy + } + yetanother = zz + +other.conf: + # this extends section-one and subsection + section-one { + subsection { + # this replaces the previous value + othervalue = xxx + } + } + section-two { + x = 12 + } +.EE + .SH DEFINED KEYS The following keys are currently defined (using dot notation). The default value (if any) is listed in brackets after the key. |