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+/* RIP interface routines
+ *
+ * This file is part of Quagga
+ *
+ * Quagga is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * Quagga is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Quagga; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+ * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ * 02111-1307, USA.  
+ */
+
+#ifndef _QUAGGA_RIP_INTERFACE_H
+#define _QUAGGA_RIP_INTERFACE_H
+
+extern int rip_interface_down (int , struct zclient *, zebra_size_t);
+extern int rip_interface_up (int , struct zclient *, zebra_size_t);
+extern int rip_interface_add (int , struct zclient *, zebra_size_t);
+extern int rip_interface_delete (int , struct zclient *, zebra_size_t);
+extern int rip_interface_address_add (int , struct zclient *, zebra_size_t);
+extern int rip_interface_address_delete (int , struct zclient *, zebra_size_t);
+
+#endif /* _QUAGGA_RIP_INTERFACE_H */