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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2005-06-27 06:40:43 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2005-06-27 06:40:43 +0000
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Tidy up the markup (fixing some nearby content bugs).
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--- a/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8
@@ -32,31 +32,35 @@
.Nd "WPA/802.11i Supplicant for wireless network devices"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl BddehLqqvw
+.Op Fl BdehLqvw
.Fl i Ar ifname
.Fl c Ar config-file
-.Op Fl N i Ar ifname Fl c Ar config-file ....
+.Op Fl N i Ar ifname Fl c Ar config-file ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
.Nm
+utility
is an implementation of the WPA Supplicant component,
i.e., the part that runs in the client stations.
-.Nm
-implements WPA key negotiation with a WPA Authenticator
+It implements WPA key negotiation with a WPA Authenticator
and EAP authentication with an Authentication Server.
-In addition,
+In addition,
.Nm
controls the roaming and IEEE 802.11
authentication/association support of the
.Xr wlan 4
-module and can be used to configure static WEP keys
+module and can be used to configure static WEP keys
based on identified networks.
.Pp
+The
.Nm
-is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the
+utility
+is designed to be a
+.Dq daemon
+program that runs in the
background and acts as the backend component controlling
the wireless connection.
-.Nm
-supports separate frontend programs such as the
+It supports separate frontend programs such as the
text-based
.Xr wpa_cli 8
program.
@@ -66,26 +70,27 @@ The following arguments must be specified on the command line:
.It Fl i Ar ifname
Use the specified wireless interface.
.It Fl c Ar config-file
-Use the settings in the specified configuration file when managing
+Use the settings in the specified configuration file when managing
the wireless interface.
-See
+See
.Xr wpa_supplicant.conf 5
for a description of the configuration file syntax and contents.
.Pp
-Changes to the configuration file can be reloaded by sending a
-.Nm SIGHUP
+Changes to the configuration file can be reloaded by sending a
+.Dv SIGHUP
to the
.Nm
process or with the
-.Nm wpa_cli
-utility, using ``wpa_cli reconfigure''.
+.Xr wpa_cli 8
+utility, using
+.Dq Li "wpa_cli reconfigure" .
.El
.Sh OPTIONS
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl d
Enable debugging messages.
-If this option is supplied twice more verbose messages are displayed.
+If this option is supplied twice, more verbose messages are displayed.
.It Fl e
Use an external IEEE 802.1X Supplicant program and disable the
internal Supplicant.
@@ -93,15 +98,15 @@ This option is not normally used.
.It Fl h
Show help text.
.It Fl q
-Decrease debugging verbosity (i.e. counteract the use of the
+Decrease debugging verbosity (i.e., counteract the use of the
.Fl d
-flag.
+flag).
.It Fl v
Display version information on the terminal and exit.
.It Fl w
If the specified interface is not present, wait for it to be
-added; e.g. a cardbus device to be inserted.
-This option is not normally used; instead
+added; e.g.\& a cardbus device to be inserted.
+This option is not normally used; instead,
.Xr devd 8
should be configured to launch
.Nm
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ in the background.
Include key information in debugging output.
.It Fl L
Display the license for this program on the terminal and exit.
-.It Fl N Fl i Ar iface Fl Ar config-file
+.It Fl N i Ar ifname Fl c Ar config-file ...
Specify an additional interface and configuration file.
If multiple interfaces are specified then
.Nm
@@ -121,16 +126,16 @@ will manage them all with a single process.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ath 4 ,
-.Xr iwi 4 ,
.Xr ipw 4 ,
+.Xr iwi 4 ,
.Xr ral 4 ,
.Xr ural 4 ,
.Xr wi 4 ,
.Xr wlan 4 ,
.Xr wpa_supplicant.conf 5 ,
.Xr devd 8 ,
-.Xr wpa_cli 8 ,
-.Xr ifconfig 8 .
+.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
+.Xr wpa_cli 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
@@ -141,7 +146,8 @@ The
.Nm
utility was written by
.An Jouni Malinen Aq jkmaline@cc.hut.fi .
-This manual page is derived from the README file included in the
+This manual page is derived from the
+.Pa README
+file included in the
.Nm
distribution.
-.Sh BUGS
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