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From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
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Subject: Re: docs/23767: ifconfig(8) manual page does not document the ``ether'' parameter.
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The following patch corrects this error with slightly better mdoc style
then the origional.  I checked, and this does document reality.

-- Brooks

Index: ifconfig.8
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -r1.39 ifconfig.8
--- ifconfig.8	2001/05/29 09:13:44	1.39
+++ ifconfig.8	2001/06/02 02:20:48
@@ -204,6 +207,10 @@
 transmit messages through that interface.=20
 If possible, the interface will be reset to disable reception as well.
 This action does not automatically disable routes using the interface.
+.It Cm ether
+Another name for the
+.Dq lladdr
+parameter.
 .\" .It Cm ipdst
 .\" This is used to specify an Internet host who is willing to receive
 .\" ip packets encapsulating NS packets bound for a remote network.

--=20
Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE.
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