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From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
Subject: Re: docs/23767: ifconfig(8) manual page does not document the ``ether'' parameter.
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The following reply was made to PR docs/23767; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/23767: ifconfig(8) manual page does not document the ``ether'' parameter.
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 20:53:24 -0700

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 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
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 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.=20
  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.
 
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