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authorhrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org>2003-02-15 04:03:25 +0000
committerhrs <hrs@FreeBSD.org>2003-02-15 04:03:25 +0000
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Improve the wording.
Reviewed by: ru
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diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
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@@ -643,11 +643,16 @@ Then note that alias4 would
be added since the search would
stop with the missing alias3 entry.
.Pp
-If
+If the
.Pa /etc/start_if. Ns Aq Ar interface
-files are present, they are executed as sh-scripts before
-configurations specified in
-.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface .
+file is present, it is read and executed by the
+.Xr sh 1
+interpreter
+before configuring the interface as specified in the
+.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
+and
+.Va ifconfig_ Ns Ao Ar interface Ac Ns Va _alias Ns Aq Ar n
+variables.
.Pp
It is possible to bring up an interface with DHCP by setting the
.Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
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