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[src/trunk]: src/usr.sbin/npf Use Nm macro
details: https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/ab73e9879407
branches: trunk
changeset: 991843:ab73e9879407
user: sevan <sevan%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date: Thu Aug 02 16:42:12 2018 +0000
description:
Use Nm macro
Move history details to the HISTORY section
Spelling
Be less meta & clarify the website should be consulted.
diffstat:
usr.sbin/npf/npf.7 | 32 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diffs (80 lines):
diff -r 4806bc8d001e -r ab73e9879407 usr.sbin/npf/npf.7
--- a/usr.sbin/npf/npf.7 Thu Aug 02 16:26:09 2018 +0000
+++ b/usr.sbin/npf/npf.7 Thu Aug 02 16:42:12 2018 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: npf.7,v 1.4 2017/12/10 22:04:41 rmind Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: npf.7,v 1.5 2018/08/02 16:42:12 sevan Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd July 13, 2015
+.Dd August 2, 2018
.Dt NPF 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -35,16 +35,15 @@
.Nd NetBSD packet filter
.\" -----
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-NPF is a layer 3 packet filter, supporting IPv4 and IPv6 as well as
+.Nm
+is a layer 3 packet filter, supporting IPv4 and IPv6 as well as
layer 4 protocols such as TCP, UDP, and ICMP.
It was designed with a focus on high performance, scalability, and
modularity.
-.Pp
-NPF was written from scratch in 2009 and is distributed under the
-2-clause BSD license.
.\" -----
.Sh FEATURES
-NPF offers the traditional set of features provided by packet filters.
+.Nm
+offers the traditional set of features provided by packet filters.
Some key features are:
.Bl -bullet -offset indent
.It
@@ -60,17 +59,20 @@
.It
Application Level Gateways (e.g., to support traceroute).
.It
-NPF uses BPF with just-in-time (JIT) compilation.
+Use of BPF with just-in-time (JIT) compilation.
.It
-Rule procedures and a framework for NPF extensions.
+Rule procedures and a framework for
+.Nm
+extensions.
.It
-Traffic normalization (extension).
+Traffic normalisation (extension).
.It
Packet logging (extension).
.El
.Pp
-For a full set of features and their description, see the NPF
-documentation and other manual pages.
+For a full set of features and their description, see the
+.Nm
+documentation website and other manual pages.
.\" -----
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr libnpf 3 ,
@@ -81,10 +83,12 @@
.Xr npfctl 8 ,
.Xr npfd 8
.Pp
-.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/~rmind/npf/ "NPF documentation"
+.Lk http://www.netbsd.org/~rmind/npf/ "NPF documentation website"
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm
-first appeared in
+was written from scratch in 2009 and is distributed under the
+2-clause BSD license.
+It first appeared in
.Nx 6.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.Nm
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