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.Cd pseudo-device tun
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm tun
+.Nm
interface is a software loopback mechanism that can be loosely
described as the network interface analog of the
.Xr pty 4 ,
that is,
-.Nm tun
+.Nm
does for network interfaces what the
.Nm pty
driver does for terminals.
.Pp
The
-.Nm tun
+.Nm
driver, like the
.Nm pty
driver, provides two interfaces: an interface like the usual facility
it is simulating
.Po
a network interface in the case of
-.Nm tun ,
+.Nm ,
or a terminal for
.Nm pty
.Pc ,
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