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Date:      02 Dec 2001 22:13:36 -0800
From:      "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@blarg.net>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/32463: ifconfig(8) missing address_family default.
Message-ID:  <boitbon84v.tbo@localhost.localdomain>

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>Number:         32463
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       ifconfig(8) missing address_family default.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Dec 02 22:20:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Gary W. Swearingen
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
none
>Environment:
n/a
================
>Description:

The "address_family" description doesn't say what the default value is.

================
>How-To-Repeat:
n/a
================
>Fix:

Presuming that the default is "inet", and not a function of some
kernel parameter setting or something, apply patch:

patch -d "unknown uncompressed man directory" < this-PR

--- ifconfig..orig.8	Sun Dec  2 22:03:44 2001
+++ ifconfig.8	Sun Dec  2 22:07:57 2001
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@
 .Dq ipx .
 .\" and
 .\" .Dq ns .
+The default is 
+.Dq inet .
 .It Ar dest_address
 Specify the address of the correspondent on the other end
 of a point to point link.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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