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+[NAME]
+
+qpidd \- the Qpid AMQP Message Broker Daemon
+
+[SYNOPSIS]
+
+qpidd [-p port] [--config config_file] [--data-dir directory]
+
+[DESCRIPTION]
+
+An AMQP message broker daemon that stores, routes and forwards
+messages using the Advanced Message Queueing Protocol (AMQP).
+
+[OPTIONS]
+
+The options below are built-in to qpidd. Installing add-on modules provides additional options. To see the full set of options available type "qpidd --help"
+
+Options may be specified via command line, environment variable or configuration file. See FILES and ENVIRONMENT below for details.
+
+[FILES]
+.I /etc/qpidd.conf
+.RS
+Default configuration file.
+.RE
+
+Configuration file settings are over-ridden by command line or environment variable settings. '--config <file>' or 'export QPID_CONFIG=<file>' specifies an alternate file.
+
+Each line is a name=value pair. Blank lines and lines beginning with # are ignored. For example:
+
+  # My qpidd configuration file.
+  port=6000
+  max-connections=10
+  log-to-file=/tmp/qpidd.log
+
+[ENVIRONMENT]
+.I QPID_<option>
+.RS
+There is an environment variable for each option.
+.RE
+
+The environment variable is the option name in uppercase, prefixed with QPID_ and '.' or '-' are replaced with '_'. Environment settings are over-ridden by command line settings. For example:
+
+  export QPID_PORT=6000
+  export QPID_MAX_CONNECTIONS=10
+  export QPID_LOG_TO_FILE=/tmp/qpidd.log
+
+[AUTHOR]
+
+The Apache Qpid Project, dev@qpid.apache.org
+
+[REPORTING BUGS]
+
+Please report bugs to users@qpid.apache.org