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author | bms <bms@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-02-04 16:48:56 +0000 |
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committer | bms <bms@FreeBSD.org> | 2007-02-04 16:48:56 +0000 |
commit | 9211f5456edb1bdfbcf62c948ba94175d4fc67ef (patch) | |
tree | dfdbd041b3f39e2cc6ce3824bc44188fbb19f51e /sbin | |
parent | 77c2e113090f513f7876ee5e02f61ab600b319cf (diff) | |
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Be explicit in examples about the correct grammar for 'alias' and
'-alias', and that 'add' and 'delete are in fact synonyms for these
in the ifconfig(8) grammar.
Use network prefixes explicitly specified in IETF RFCs for
documentation purposes. (bz)
PR: 102701
MFC after: 1 day
See also: RFC 3330, RFC 3849
Submitted by: bz
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin')
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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 index b0c47d8..f3fe1e7 100644 --- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 +++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" From: @(#)ifconfig.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 1/5/94 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd February 3, 2007 +.Dd February 4, 2007 .Dt IFCONFIG 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -1569,32 +1569,47 @@ The media selection system is relatively new and only some drivers support it (or have need for it). .Sh EXAMPLES Assign the IPv4 address -.Li 192.168.1.10 , +.Li 192.0.2.10 , with a network mask of .Li 255.255.255.0 , to the interface .Li fxp0 : -.Dl # ifconfig fxp0 inet 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 +.Dl # ifconfig fxp0 inet 192.0.2.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 .Pp -Assign the IPv4 address -.Li 172.16.20.2 , +Add the IPv4 address +.Li 192.0.2.45 , with the CIDR network prefix -.Li /22 , +.Li /28 , to the interface +.Li ed0 , +using +.Cm add +as a synonym for the canonical form of the option +.Cm alias : +.Dl # ifconfig ed0 inet 192.0.2.45/28 add +.Pp +Remove the IPv4 address +.Li 192.0.2.45 +from the interface .Li ed0 : -.Dl # ifconfig ed0 inet 172.16.20.2/22 +.Dl # ifconfig ed0 inet 192.0.2.45 -alias .Pp -Assign the IPv6 address -.Li 3ffe:112:fffc:10:1::2/64 +Add the IPv6 address +.Li 2001:DB8:DBDB::123/48 to the interface .Li em0 : -.Dl # ifconfig em0 inet6 add 3ffe:112:fffc:10:1::2 prefixlen 64 +.Dl # ifconfig em0 inet6 2001:db8:bdbd::123 prefixlen 48 alias +Note that lower case hexadecimal IPv6 addresses are acceptable. .Pp Remove the IPv6 address added in the above example, using the .Li / -character as shorthand for the network prefix: -.Dl # ifconfig em0 inet6 3ffe:112:fffc:10:1::2/64 delete +character as shorthand for the network prefix, +and using +.Cm delete +as a synonym for the canonical form of the option +.Fl alias : +.Dl # ifconfig em0 inet6 2001:db8:bdbd::123/48 delete .Pp Configure the interface .Li xl0 , |