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authorceri <ceri@FreeBSD.org>2006-12-21 19:08:25 +0000
committerceri <ceri@FreeBSD.org>2006-12-21 19:08:25 +0000
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Correct the description of minpoll and maxpoll.
Note that while later versions of the ntpd documentation use the term "dual logarithm", the text added here is consistent with the remainder of the current document. PR: docs/106926 Submitted by: Jeremy Chadwick
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-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.56
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
index c1df2a2..3ba6d6a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd May 17, 2006
+.Dd December 21, 2006
.Dt NTP.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ default is to include no encryption field.
.It Cm minpoll Ar minpoll
.It Cm maxpoll Ar maxpoll
These options specify the minimum and maximum poll intervals
-for NTP messages, in seconds to the power of two.
+for NTP messages, as a power of 2 in seconds
The maximum poll
interval defaults to 10 (1,024 s), but can be increased by the
.Cm maxpoll
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@ drivers.
.It Cm minpoll Ar int
.It Cm maxpoll Ar int
These options specify the minimum and maximum polling interval
-for reference clock messages, in seconds to the power of two.
+for reference clock messages, as a power of 2 in seconds
For
most directly connected reference clocks, both
.Cm minpoll
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