Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:22:48 GMT From: Dominic Fandrey <lon_kamikaze@gmx.de> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/102118: [patch sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8] Add -v to the description of 'scan' and 'list scan' Message-ID: <200608152122.k7FLMm01054964@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200608152130.k7FLUe5G072283@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 102118 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8] Add -v to the description of 'scan' and 'list scan' >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: Tue Aug 15 21:30:40 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dominic Fandrey >Release: Releng_6 >Organization: private >Environment: FreeBSD mobileKamikaze.norad 6.1-STABLE FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE #0: Wed Aug 2 11:24:17 CEST 2006 root@mobileKamikaze.norad:/mnt/homeKamikaze/obj/mnt/homeKamikaze/src/sys/TPR40-6 i386 >Description: The Manpage ifconfig(8) doesn't mention that the -v flag can be used to read long SSIDs. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8.orig Tue Aug 15 23:03:35 2006 +++ sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 Tue Aug 15 23:16:44 2006 @@ -705,7 +705,9 @@ (so the ACL is not consulted). .It Cm list scan Display the access points and/or ad-hoc neighbors -located in the vicinity. +located in the vicinity. The +.Cm -v +flag may be used to display long SSIDs. This information may be updated automatically by the adaptor and/or with a .Cm scan @@ -867,6 +869,10 @@ .Cm list scan request can be used to show recent scan results without initiating a new scan. +.Pp +The +.Cm -v +flag may be used to prevent the shortening of long SSIDs. .It Cm stationname Ar name Set the name of this station. It appears that the station name is not really part of the IEEE 802.11 >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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