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@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
.Op Fl L
.Op Fl k
.Op Fl m
+.Op Fl n
.Ar interface
.Op Cm create
.Op Ar address_family
@@ -1579,6 +1580,13 @@ For example, the values of 802.11 WEP keys will be printed, if accessible to
the current user.
This information is not printed by default, as it may be considered
sensitive.
+.Pp
+If the network interface driver is not present in the kernel then
+.Nm
+will attempt to load it.
+The
+.Fl n
+flag disables this behavior.
.Pp
Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
.Sh NOTES
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