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@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
=head1 NAME
-/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf - default settings for RabbitMQ AMQP server
+F</etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf> - default settings for RabbitMQ AMQP
+server
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf contains variable settings that override the
+F</etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf> contains variable settings that override the
defaults built in to the RabbitMQ startup scripts.
The file is interpreted by the system shell, and so should consist of
@@ -13,27 +14,35 @@ syntax is permitted (since the file is sourced using the shell "."
operator), including line comments starting with "#".
In order of preference, the startup scripts get their values from the
-environment, from /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf and finally from the
-built-in default values. For example, for the B<RABBITMQ_NODENAME> setting,
+environment, from F</etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf> and finally from the
+built-in default values. For example, for the B<RABBITMQ_NODENAME>
+setting,
-B<RABBITMQ_NODENAME>
- from the environment is checked first. If it is absent or equal to
-the empty string, then
+=over
-B<NODENAME>
- from /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf is checked. If it is also absent
+=item B<RABBITMQ_NODENAME>
+
+from the environment is checked first. If it is absent or equal to the
+empty string, then
+
+=item B<NODENAME>
+
+from L</etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf> is checked. If it is also absent
or set equal to the empty string then the default value from the
startup script is used.
The variable names in /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf are always equal to the
environment variable names, with the B<RABBITMQ_> prefix removed:
B<RABBITMQ_NODE_PORT> from the environment becomes B<NODE_PORT> in the
-/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf file, etc.
+F</etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf> file, etc.
+
+=back
=head1 EXAMPLES
-The following is an example of a complete /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf file
-that overrides the default Erlang node name from "rabbit" to "hare":
+The following is an example of a complete
+F</etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf> file that overrides the default Erlang
+node name from "rabbit" to "hare":
# I am a complete /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.conf file.
# Comment lines start with a hash character.
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ that overrides the default Erlang node name from "rabbit" to "hare":
=head1 SEE ALSO
-rabbitmq-server(1), rabbitmq-multi(1), rabbitmqctl(1)
+L<rabbitmq-server(1)>, L<rabbitmq-multi(1)>, L<rabbitmqctl(1)>
=head1 AUTHOR
@@ -57,4 +66,4 @@ info@rabbitmq.com.
=head1 REFERENCES
-RabbitMQ Web Site: http://www.rabbitmq.com
+RabbitMQ Web Site: L<http://www.rabbitmq.com>