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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-09-01 16:19:32 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080901161932-ostp7tulh9aijulh
* plugin-runner.c (add_environment): Never insert existing environment
                                     variables.
  (main): Rename "--global-envs" to "--global-env" and "--envs-for" to
          "--env-for".

* plugin-runner.xml (SYNOPSIS): Rename "--global-envs" to
                                "--global-env" and "--envs-for" to
                                "--env-for".
  (OPTIONS): Added "--global-env" and "--env-for".
  (FALLBACK): Add id attribute.
  (EXIT STATUS): Add text.
  (ENVIRONMENT): New section.
  (FILES): Document configuration file.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
 
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        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
 
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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.0">
 
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "plugin-runner">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-01">
 
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]>
 
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
 
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  <refentryinfo>
 
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
 
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    <!-- Nwalsh’s docbook scripts use this to generate the footer: -->
 
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    <productname>Mandos</productname>
 
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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
 
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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
 
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    <authorgroup>
 
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      <author>
 
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        <firstname>Björn</firstname>
 
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        <surname>Påhlsson</surname>
 
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        <address>
 
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          <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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        </address>
 
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      </author>
 
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      <author>
 
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        <firstname>Teddy</firstname>
 
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        <surname>Hogeborn</surname>
 
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        <address>
 
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          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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        </address>
 
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      </author>
 
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    </authorgroup>
 
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    <copyright>
 
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      <year>2008</year>
 
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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
 
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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
 
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    </copyright>
 
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    <xi:include href="legalnotice.xml"/>
 
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  </refentryinfo>
 
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  <refmeta>
 
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
 
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    <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
 
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  </refmeta>
 
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  <refnamediv>
 
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
 
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    <refpurpose>
 
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      Run Mandos plugins.  Pass data from first succesful one.
 
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    </refpurpose>
 
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  </refnamediv>
 
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <group rep="repeat">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--global-env=<replaceable
 
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        >VAR</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
 
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        >value</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-e
 
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        <replaceable>VAR</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
 
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        >value</replaceable> </option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group rep="repeat">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--env-for=<replaceable
 
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        >PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
 
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        >ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
 
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        >value</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-f<replaceable>
 
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        PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
 
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        >ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
 
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        >value</replaceable> </option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group rep="repeat">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--global-options=<replaceable
 
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        >OPTIONS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-g<replaceable>
 
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        OPTIONS</replaceable> </option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group rep="repeat">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--options-for=<replaceable
 
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        >PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
 
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        >OPTIONS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-f<replaceable>
 
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        PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
 
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        >OPTIONS</replaceable> </option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <group rep="repeat">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--disable=<replaceable
 
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        >PLUGIN</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-d
 
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable> </option></arg>
 
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      </group>
 
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      <arg><option>--groupid=<replaceable
 
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      >ID</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <arg><option>--userid=<replaceable
 
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      >ID</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <arg><option>--plugin-dir=<replaceable
 
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      >DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <arg><option>--debug</option></arg>
 
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    </cmdsynopsis>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <group choice="req">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-?</option></arg>
 
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    </cmdsynopsis>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <arg choice="plain"><option>--usage</option></arg>
 
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    <cmdsynopsis>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <group choice="req">
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-V</option></arg>
 
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  </refsynopsisdiv>
 
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  <refsect1 id="description">
 
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a program which is meant to
 
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      be specified as <quote>keyscript</quote> in <citerefentry>
 
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      <refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the root disk.  The
 
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      aim of this program is therefore to output a password, which
 
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      then <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will use to try and
 
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    <para>
 
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      This program is not meant to be invoked directly, but can be in
 
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      order to test it.  Note that any password obtained will simply
 
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      be output on standard output.
 
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    <title>PURPOSE</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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      The purpose of this is to enable <emphasis>remote and unattended
 
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      rebooting</emphasis> of client host computer with an
 
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      <emphasis>encrypted root file system</emphasis>.  See <xref
 
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      linkend="overview"/> for details.
 
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  </refsect1>
 
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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
 
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    <variablelist>
 
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      <varlistentry>
 
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        <term><option>--global-env
 
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        <replaceable>VAR</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
 
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        >value</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>-e
 
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        <replaceable>VAR</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
 
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        >value</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>--env-for
 
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>--global-options
 
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        <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>-g
 
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        <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></option></term>
 
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            <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable> is a comma separated
 
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            list of options.  This is not a very useful option, except
 
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        <term><option>--options-for
 
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>OPTION</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><option>-o
 
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
 
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        ><replaceable>OPTION</replaceable></option></term>
 
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          <para>
 
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            Pass some options to a specific plugin.  <replaceable
 
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            >PLUGIN</replaceable> is the name (file basename) of a
 
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            plugin, and <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable> is a comma
 
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          </para>
 
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          <para>
 
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            way to pass, to the plugin
 
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            <userinput>--options-for=foo:--bar=baz</userinput> or
 
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            <userinput>--options-for=foo:--bar,baz</userinput>, but
 
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    </para>
 
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    <para>
 
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    </para>
 
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    <para>
 
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  <refsect1 id="see_also">
 
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    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
 
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    <para>
 
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