Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:00:19 GMT From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@mypost.se> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/73638: Clarify syntax for use of tables with ipfw Message-ID: <200411071000.iA7A0J1U039954@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200411071010.iA7AARWt025421@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 73638
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Clarify syntax for use of tables with ipfw
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 07 10:10:26 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Mark Rowlands
>Release: 4-10
>Organization:
Qbranch AB
>Environment:
FreeBSD pcmarpxy.mine.nu 4.10-STABLE FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE #1: Wed Oct 6 21:27:47 CEST 2004 root@pcmarpxy.mine.nu:/usr/obj/web1/src/sys/MARK i386
>Description:
man 8 ipfw describes syntax for table use in ipfw like this:-
addr: [not] {any | me | table(number[,value]) | addr-list | addr-set}
..
table(number[,value])
Running under bash / sh / csh
ipfw add 2 deny ip from table(1) to me in via xl1 generates a syntax error.
the table(x,y) entry seems to require quotes under most shells.
I feel the man page should indicate this
>How-To-Repeat:
sh# ipfw add 201 deny ip from any to table(2) in via xl1
Syntax error: "(" unexpected
csh# ipfw add 201 deny ip from any to table(2) in via xl1
Badly placed ()'s.
bash# ipfw add 201 deny ip from any to table(2) in via xl1
Syntax error: "(" unexpected
>Fix:
Add warning to man page that "table(x,y)" may well be required
dependant on particular shell...
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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