[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man5 Rototillage: Update the date; addition => add...

[jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/fe8194149bc1
branches:  trunk
changeset: 495697:fe8194149bc1
user:      jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Thu Aug 03 03:42:23 2000 +0000

description:
Rototillage: Update the date; addition => additional; netstart => rc.d/network;
line format to .Ar syntax; .Em => .Ar; Clarify the meaning of netmask omission;
Resort FILES; Remove NOTES.

diffstat:

 share/man/man5/ifaliases.5 |  37 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diffs (75 lines):

diff -r bcf5da940a83 -r fe8194149bc1 share/man/man5/ifaliases.5
--- a/share/man/man5/ifaliases.5        Thu Aug 03 03:39:52 2000 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man5/ifaliases.5        Thu Aug 03 03:42:23 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: ifaliases.5,v 1.7 2000/07/25 18:47:29 jdolecek Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: ifaliases.5,v 1.8 2000/08/03 03:42:23 jhawk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996 Matthew R. Green
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd December 30, 1996
+.Dd August 2, 2000
 .Dt IFALIASES 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -35,40 +35,39 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
-file specifies the addition addresses (aliases) that each interface will
-have, including the netmask.
+file specifies the additional addresses (aliases) that each interface
+has.
 .Nm
 is processed by
-.Pa /etc/netstart
+.Pa /etc/rc.d/network
 at system boot time.
 .Pp
-Each line of the file is of the form
-.Pp
+Each line of the file is of the form:
 .Bd -unfilled -offset indent -compact
-address interface netmask
+.Ar address interface Op Ar netmask
 .Ed
 .Pp
 The
-.Em address
-is a network address of the alias.  This must be a number or be in
-/etc/hosts, as the nameserver is not running at this point.
+.Ar address
+is a network address of the alias.  This must be a number, or must be in
+.Pa /etc/hosts ,
+since the nameserver is not running at this point.
 .Pp
 The
-.Em interface
+.Ar interface
 is the network interface the alias will be configured on.
 .Pp
 The
-.Em netmask
-is the netmask of the alias's network address.
+.Ar netmask
+is the netmask of the alias's network address.  Although this is
+optional, omitting the netmask is discouraged.  Omission results in
+the use of the classful netmask associated with 
+.Ar address .
 .Sh FILES
+.Pa /etc/ifaliases
 .Pa /etc/rc.d/network
-.Pa /etc/ifaliases
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
 file appeared in
 .Nx 1.2 .
-.Sh NOTES
-Though the format without netmask is still supported
-for compatibility, it's usage is discouradged - you should
-always specify netmask explicitly.