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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/net/linkaddr.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/net/linkaddr.3 | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/linkaddr.3 b/lib/libc/net/linkaddr.3 index 54e3206..6999add 100644 --- a/lib/libc/net/linkaddr.3 +++ b/lib/libc/net/linkaddr.3 @@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" @(#)linkaddr.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 7/28/93 +.\" From: @(#)linkaddr.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 7/28/93 +.\" $Id$ .\" -.Dd July 28, 1993 +.Dd June 17, 1996 .Dt LINK_ADDR 3 .Os BSD 4.4 .Sh NAME @@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ may contain an optional network interface identifier of the form .Dq "name unit-number" , suitable for the first argument to -.Xr ifconfig 4 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 , followed in all cases by a colon and an interface address in the form of groups of hexadecimal digits @@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ Thus .Li le0:8.0.9.13.d.30 represents an ethernet address to be transmitted on the first Lance ethernet interface. +.Pp +The direct use of these functions is deprecated in favor of the +.Xr addr2ascii 3 +interface; however, portable programs cannot rely on the latter as it is +not yet widely implemented. .Sh RETURN VALUES .Fn link_ntoa always returns a null terminated string. @@ -101,7 +107,8 @@ has no return value. (See .Sx BUGS . ) .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr iso 4 , +.Xr addr2ascii 3 +.\" .Xr iso 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Fn link_addr |
