Improve examples and netmask information (from Dan Plassche)

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.\" $NetBSD: slattach.8,v 1.28 2006/07/08 17:22:14 tsutsui Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: slattach.8,v 1.29 2018/11/12 00:56:26 christos Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
.\" @(#)slattach.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/1/94
.\"
.Dd July 8, 2006
.Dd November 11, 2018
.Dt SLATTACH 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
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interfaces.
These interfaces have to be created using the
.Xr ifconfig 8
The resulting point-to-point link is not a broadcast interface
and normally has a netmask of 255.255.255.255.
.Cm create
subcommand before the
.Nm
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is the name that is shown by
.Xr netstat 1 .
.Sh EXAMPLES
Lock, initialize, and attach a line (on both sides):
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
slattach ttyh8
slattach \-s 4800 /dev/tty01
cu -t -F [hard|soft] -l /dev/dty00
ifconfig sl0 create
slattach -l -t slip /dev/dty00
.Ed
On the local side:
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
ifconfig sl0 inet 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
.Ed
On the remote side:
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
ifconfig sl0 inet 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.255
.Ed
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
Messages indicating that the specified interface is not configured or created,