Bug 23767

Summary: ifconfig(8) manual page does not document the ``ether'' parameter.
Product: Documentation Reporter: mux <mux>
Component: Books & ArticlesAssignee: dd <dd>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
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Description mux 2000-12-22 17:40:00 UTC 
ifconfig ``ether'' command is not documented.

Fix: Apply this patch :
Comment 1 brooks 2001-06-02 04:53:24 UTC 
The following patch corrects this error with slightly better mdoc style
then the origional.  I checked, and this does document reality.

-- Brooks

Index: ifconfig.8
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -r1.39 ifconfig.8
--- ifconfig.8	2001/05/29 09:13:44	1.39
+++ ifconfig.8	2001/06/02 02:20:48
@@ -204,6 +207,10 @@
 transmit messages through that interface. 
 If possible, the interface will be reset to disable reception as well.
 This action does not automatically disable routes using the interface.
+.It Cm ether
+Another name for the
+.Dq lladdr
+parameter.
 .\" .It Cm ipdst
 .\" This is used to specify an Internet host who is willing to receive
 .\" ip packets encapsulating NS packets bound for a remote network.

-- 
Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE.
PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529  9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4
Comment 2 dd freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-02 05:05:55 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->analyzed

Committed to -current, thanks!
Comment 3 dd freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-02 05:05:55 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-doc->dd

My MFC reminder.
Comment 4 dd freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-08 05:55:14 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: analyzed->closed

MFC'd