Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:14:44 -0400 From: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> To: f-q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unable to Replace Currently Running IPF Rules With IPF Command Message-ID: <1126588484.758.17.camel@homey.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <20050913042444.GA2856@holestein.holy.cow> References: <1126485205.806.27.camel@homey.my.domain> <20050912075459.GB85219@holestein.holy.cow> <1126584170.758.8.camel@homey.my.domain> <20050913042444.GA2856@holestein.holy.cow>
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On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 00:24 -0400, Parv wrote: > in message <1126584170.758.8.camel@homey.my.domain>, wrote Bob Perry > thusly... > > > > On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 03:54 -0400, Parv wrote: > > > in message <1126485205.806.27.camel@homey.my.domain>, wrote Bob > > > Perry thusly... > > > > > > > > I notice that when I attempt to replace the currently running > > > > ruleset, my system (FreeBSD 5.4 RELEASE) is unable to > > > > recognize the file name. For instance, the command, "ipf -Fa > > > > -f /etc/ipf.rules" results in "26: unknown words at end: [/], > > > > ipf: /etc/ipf.rules: parse error (1), quitting." > ... > > > The error seems to be w/ the (rule on) line 26 of > > > /etc/ipf.rules. > ... > > I placed the / at the end of a line thinking it was needed to > > continue the rule on the next line. Guess you don't need it using > > ascii text. > > As i put a rule completely on one line, i cannot comment whethere > splitting is possible or if there will not be any errors after > splittling. > > > - Parv > I'm certainly no expert with vi, but I didn't receive the error once I removed the / at the end of the line. I just continued typing as if the screen would never end. Whatever didn't fit on a line simply continued through on the next line. Bob
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