From 6ff738eb1b2f522ff23fc8f006190af135f3f869 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ru Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:40:43 +0000 Subject: Tidy up the markup (fixing some nearby content bugs). Timeout from: sam Approved by: re (blanket manpages) --- usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8 | 58 +++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) (limited to 'usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8') diff --git a/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8 b/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8 index 4164ed2..228a176 100644 --- 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 -- cgit v1.1