>Number:         4246
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       ping(8) contains two different descriptions of -R option
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct  9 05:35:03 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jim Bernard
>Organization:
	Speaking for myself
>Release:        October 8, 1997
>Environment:
System: NetBSD zoo 1.2G NetBSD 1.2G (ZOO) #0: Sat Jul 19 12:48:58 MDT 1997 jim@zoo:/jaz/home/local/compile/sys/arch/i386/compile/ZOO i386


>Description:
	ping(8) contains two different descriptions of the -R option:

     -R      Record route.  Includes the RECORD_ROUTE option in the
             ECHO_REQUEST packet and displays the route buffer on returned
             packets.  Note that the IP header is only large enough for nine
             such routes.  Many hosts ignore or discard this option.

	and

     -R      Record Route. Includes the RECORD_ROUTE option in the ECHO_RE-
             QUEST packet and displays the route buffer on returned packets.
             Note that the IP header is only large enough for eight such
             routes, and only six when using the -g option.  Many hosts ignore
             or discard this option.

	One of these precedes the description of "-r" and one follows it.

>How-To-Repeat:
	Left as an exercise for the reader.

>Fix:
	Figure out which is correct and delete the other one.  Also, make
	a consistent choice throughout as to whether capitalized options
	should precede or follow lower-case options (this is not handled
	consistently elsewhere in this man page).  BTW: This should probably
	be standardized for all man pages.
>Audit-Trail:
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