Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 15:52:04 +1000 (EST) From: andrew@ugh.net.au To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/30069: netstat man page doesn't describe the meaning of * Message-ID: <20010825055204.71FAAA971@starbug.ugh.net.au>
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>Number: 30069 >Category: docs >Synopsis: netstat man page doesn't describe the meaning of * >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Aug 24 23:00:01 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andrew >Release: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: UgH! >Environment: >Description: netstat -i shows the state of the network interfaces in the machine. It places a * after the name of a device that is "down" however the manpage does not mention this. I wasn't sure if I should describe the interface as "down" or "not up". "down" reads better but "not up" is what the code is actually testing for. I don't know if it is possible (or if it ever will be possible) for an interface to be not (up || down). >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- /usr/src/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.1 Fri Aug 10 23:58:39 2001 +++ netstat.1 Sat Aug 25 15:44:18 2001 @@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ .It Fl i Show the state of interfaces which have been auto-configured (interfaces statically configured into a system, but not -located at boot time are not shown). +located at boot time are not shown). A * after an interface name indicates +the interface is not +.Dq up . If the .Fl a options is also present, multicast addresses currently in use are shown >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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