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authorBernd Eckenfels <net-tools@lina.inka.de>2002-07-03 23:40:47 +0000
committerBernd Eckenfels <net-tools@lina.inka.de>2002-07-03 23:40:47 +0000
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parentfixing debian bug #151130 reported by Dan Jacobson where netstat (diff)
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there is no such thing as -i option for ifconfig
removed variable, fixed usage, added options to english man page
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diff --git a/man/en_US/ifconfig.8 b/man/en_US/ifconfig.8
index 64647ac..b9eb0a7 100644
--- a/man/en_US/ifconfig.8
+++ b/man/en_US/ifconfig.8
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-.TH IFCONFIG 8 "11 Nov 2001" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IFCONFIG 8 "2002-07-04" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
ifconfig \- configure a network interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B "ifconfig [interface]"
+.B "ifconfig [-v] [-a] [-s] [interface]"
.br
-.B "ifconfig interface [aftype] options | address ..."
+.B "ifconfig [-v] interface [aftype] options | address ..."
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Ifconfig
is used to configure the kernel-resident network interfaces. It is
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ supported address families include
(AMPR Packet radio).
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
+.B -a
+display all interfaces which are currently available, even if down
+.TP
+.B -s
+display a short list (like netstat -i)
+.TP
+.B -v
+be more verbose for some error conditions
+.TP
.B interface
The name of the interface. This is usually a driver name followed by
a unit number, for example