Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 21:47:21 +0200 From: Jesper Skriver <jesper@skriver.dk> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ifconfig ifconfig.c Message-ID: <20010505214721.A7747@skriver.dk> In-Reply-To: <20010505180855.A2DD13E28@bazooka.unixfreak.org>; from dima@unixfreak.org on Sat, May 05, 2001 at 11:08:55AM -0700 References: <20010505184509.A5508@skriver.dk> <20010505180855.A2DD13E28@bazooka.unixfreak.org>
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On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 11:08:55AM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Jesper Skriver <jesper@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 11:03:14AM +0200, Jesper Skriver wrote: > > > Yes, it get something together, but man pages is woodoo to me, any good > > > guides ? > > > > If someone could have a look at the diff I've made at > > > > http://people.FreeBSD.org/~jesper/ifconfig.8.diff > > Looks pretty good. I've cleaned up the markup and English a little, > and fixed your spacing problem (description snipped). Diff attached. Thanks a lot /Jesper > Hope this helps, > > Dima Dorfman > dima@unixfreak.org > > > Index: ifconfig.8 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /st/src/FreeBSD/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v > retrieving revision 1.35 > diff -u -r1.35 ifconfig.8 > --- ifconfig.8 2001/02/01 16:32:06 1.35 > +++ ifconfig.8 2001/05/05 18:07:06 > @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ > .Ar interface > .Op Ar address_family > .Oo > -.Ar address > +.Ar address Ns Op Cm / Ns Ar prefixlength > .Op Ar dest_address > .Oc > .Op Ar parameters > @@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ > .Tn DARPA > Internet address expressed in the Internet standard > .Dq dot notation . > +.Pp > +It is also possible to use the CIDR notation (also known as the > +slash notation) to include the netmask. > +That is, one can specify an address like > +.Dl 192.168.0.1/16 > .\" For the Xerox Network Systems(tm) family, > .\" addresses are > .\" .Ar net:a.b.c.d.e.f , > @@ -325,6 +330,11 @@ > The mask should contain at least the standard network portion, > and the subnet field should be contiguous with the network > portion. > +.Pp > +The netmask can also be specified in CIDR notation after the address. > +See the > +.Ar address > +option above for more information. > .It Cm prefixlen Ar len > (Inet6 only) > Specify that > /Jesper -- Jesper Skriver, jesper(at)skriver(dot)dk - CCIE #5456 Work: Network manager @ AS3292 (Tele Danmark DataNetworks) Private: FreeBSD committer @ AS2109 (A much smaller network ;-) One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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