diff options
-rw-r--r-- | sbin/slattach/slattach.8 | 23 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/slattach/slattach.8 b/sbin/slattach/slattach.8 index 3b304c7..0e5c4c5 100644 --- a/sbin/slattach/slattach.8 +++ b/sbin/slattach/slattach.8 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)slattach.8 6.4 (Berkeley) 3/16/91 .\" -.\" $Header: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8,v 1.6 1995/09/18 14:06:36 ache Exp $ +.\" $Header: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/slattach/slattach.8,v 1.7 1995/09/20 04:53:06 ache Exp $ .\" .Dd April 4, 1993 .Dt SLATTACH 8 @@ -129,19 +129,18 @@ Use uucp-style device locking. You need it unless you start from external program which already does uucp locking. Default case is no uucp locking to satisfy such programs. .It Fl K Ar keepalive -Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds. If FRAME_END not received in this -timeout, reconnect occurse. Active "out fill" timeout expected from other -side. -Default value is no timeout. +Set SLIP "keep alive" timeout in seconds. If FRAME_END is not received in +this amount of time, re-connect occurs. +The default value is no timeout. .It Fl O Ar outfill -Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds. It cause at least one FRAME_END -will be sended during this timeout. -Needed for "keep alive" timeout on other side. -Default value is no timeout. +Set SLIP "out fill" timeout in seconds. It forces at least one FRAME_END +to be sent during this time period, which is necessary for the "keep alive" +timeout on the remote side. +The default value is no timeout. .It Fl S Ar unit -Set SLIP unit number directly. Use with caution, no check for two -interfaces with same number made. -Default is dynamic assignment. +Set the SLIP unit number directly. Use with caution, because no check is made +for two interfaces with same number. +By default sliplogin dynamically assigns the unit number. .It Ar ttyname Specifies the name of the tty device. .Ar Ttyname |