pi-hole/pihole.8

.TH "Pi-hole" "8" "Pi-hole" "Pi-hole" "May 2018"
.SH "NAME"

Pi-hole : A black-hole for internet advertisements
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"

\fBpihole\fR (\fB-w\fR|\fB-b\fR|\fB-wild\fR) [options] domain(s)
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\fBpihole -a\fR \fB-p\fR password
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\fBpihole -a\fR (\fB-c|-f|-k\fR)
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\fBpihole -a\fR [\fB-r\fR hostrecord]
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\fBpihole -a -e\fR email
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\fBpihole -a -i\fR interface
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\fBpihole -a -l\fR privacylevel
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\fBpihole -c\fR [-j|-r|-e]
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\fBpihole\fR \fB-d\fR [-a] 
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\fBpihole -f
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pihole -r
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pihole -t 
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pihole -g\fR
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\fBpihole\fR -\fBq\fR [options]
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\fBpihole\fR \fB-l\fR (\fBon|off|off noflush\fR)
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\fBpihole -up \fR[--checkonly]
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\fBpihole -v\fR [-p|-a|-f] [-c|-l|-hash]
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\fBpihole uninstall
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pihole status
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pihole restartdns\fR
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\fBpihole\fR (\fBenable\fR|\fBdisable\fR [time])
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\fBpihole\fR \fBcheckout\fR repo [branch]
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\fBpihole\fR \fBhelp\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"

Available commands and options:
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\fB-w, whitelist\fR [options] [<domain1> <domain2 ...>]
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    Adds or removes specified domain or domains tho the Whitelist
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\fB-b, blacklist\fR [options] [<domain1> <domain2 ...>]
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    Adds or removes specified domain or domains to the blacklist
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\fB-wild, wildcard\fR [options] [<domain1> <domain2 ...>]
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    Add or removes specified domain, and all subdomains to the blacklist
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    (Whitelist/Blacklist manipulation options):
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      -d, --delmode     Remove domain(s) from the list
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      -nr, --noreload   Update list without refreshing dnsmasq
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      -q, --quiet       Make output less verbose
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      -l, --list        Display all your listed domains
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      --nuke            Removes all entries in a list
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\fB-d, debug\fR [-a]	
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    Start a debugging session 
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      -a                Enable automated debugging
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\fB-f, flush\fR
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    Flush the Pi-hole log
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\fB-r, reconfigure\fR
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    Reconfigure or Repair Pi-hole subsystems
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\fB-t, tail\fR
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    View the live output of the Pi-hole log
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\fB-a, admin\fR [options]
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    (Admin options):
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      -p, password      Set Web Interface password
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      -c, celsius       Set Celsius as preferred temperature unit
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      -f, fahrenheit    Set Fahrenheit as preferred temperature unit
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      -k, kelvin        Set Kelvin as preferred temperature unit
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      -r, hostrecord    Add a name to the DNS associated to an IPv4/IPv6 address
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      -e, email         Set an administrative contact address for the Block Page
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      -i, interface     Specify dnsmasq's interface listening behavior
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      -l, privacylevel  <level> Set privacy level (0 = lowest, 3 = highest)
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\fB-c, chronometer\fR	[options]
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    Calculates stats and displays to an LCD 
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    (Chronometer Options):
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      -j, --json        Output stats as JSON formatted string
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      -r, --refresh     Set update frequency (in seconds)
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      -e, --exit        Output stats and exit witout refreshing
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\fB-g, updateGravity\fR	
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    Update the list of ad-serving domains
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\fB-q, query\fR [option]	
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    Query the adlists for a specified domain
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    (Query options):
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      -adlist           Print the name of the block list URL
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      -exact            Search the block lists for exact domain matches
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      -all              Return all query matches within a block list
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\fB-h, --help, help\fR	
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    Show a help dialog
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\fB-l, logging\fR [on|off|off noflush]	
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    Specify whether the Pi-hole log should be used 
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	(Logging options):
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      on                Enable the Pi-hole log at /var/log/pihole.log
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      off 		        Disable and flush the Pi-hole log at /var/log/pihole.log
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      off noflush       Disable the Pi-hole log at /var/log/pihole.log
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\fB-up, updat\fBe\fR\fR\fBPihole\fR [--check-only]	
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    Update Pi-hole subsystems 
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      --check-only      Exit script before update is performed.
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\fB-v, version\fR [repo] [options]	
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    Show installed versions of Pi-hole, Web Interface &amp; FTL
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    (repo options):
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      -p, --pihole      Only retrieve info regarding Pi-hole repository
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      -a, --admin       Only retrieve info regarding AdminLTE repository
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      -f, --ftl         Only retrieve info regarding FTL repository
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    (version options):
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      -c, --current     Return the current version
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      -l, --latest      Return the latest version
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      --hash            Return the Github hash from your local repositories
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\fBuninstall\fR
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    Uninstall Pi-hole from your system
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\fBstatus\fR
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    Display the running status of Pi-hole subsystems
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\fBenable\fR
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    Enable Pi-hole subsystems
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\fBdisable\fR [time]
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    Disable Pi-hole subsystems, optionally for a set duration
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    (time options):	
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      #s                Disable Pi-hole functionality for # second(s)
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      #m                Disable Pi-hole functionality for # minute(s)
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\fBrestartdns\fR
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    Restart Pi-hole subsystems
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\fBcheckout\fR [repo] [branch]	
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    Switch Pi-hole subsystems to a different Github branch
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    (repo options):
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      core              Change the branch of Pi-hole's core subsystem
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      web               Change the branch of Admin Console subsystem
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      ftl               Change the branch of Pi-hole's FTL subsystem
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    (branch options):
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      master            Update subsystems to the latest stable release
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      dev               Update subsystems to the latest development release
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      branchname        Update subsystems to the specified branchname
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.SH "EXAMPLE"

Some usage examples
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    Whitelist/blacklist manipulation
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    \fBpihole -w iloveads.example.com\fR  Add "iloveads.example.com" to whitelist
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    \fBpihole -b -d noads.example.com\fR  Remove "noads.example.com" from blacklist 
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    \fBpihole -wild example.com\fR            Add "example.com" as wildcard - would block ads.example.com, www.example.com etc.
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    Changing the web ui password
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    \fBpihole -a -p ExamplePassword\fR    Change the password to "ExamplePassword"
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    Updating lists from internet sources
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    \fBpihole -g\fR                       Update the list of ad-serving domains
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    Displaying version information
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    \fBpihole -v -a -c\fR                 Display the current version of AdminLTE
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    Temporarily disabling Pi-hole
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    \fBpihole disable 5m\fR               Disable Pi-hole functionality for five minutes
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    Switching Pi-hole subsystem branches
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    \fBpihole checkout master\fR          Switch to master branch
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    \fBpihole checkout core dev\fR        Switch to core development branch
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.SH "SEE ALSO"

dnsmasq(8), lighttpd(8)
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.SH "COLOPHON"

Get sucked into the latest news and community activity by entering Pi-hole's orbit. Information about Pi-hole, and the latest version of the software can be found at https://pi-hole.net.
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