pfctl

Manages the Packet Filter (PF) firewall on BSD systems.

FreeBSD NetBSD OpenBSD

Last updated: 2025-09-09 Report error

Syntax

$pfctl [OPTIONS] [COMMANDS]

Examples

$pfctl -s rules

Examples

$pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf

Examples

$pfctl -e

Typical use cases

Standard usage

pfctl --help

Detailed Help

man pfctl

Note BSD-specific firewall management. Especially powerful on OpenBSD.

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