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fix numerous tyops and use some -mdoc macros to advantage

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mikel 1997-08-27 06:38:06 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: route.8,v 1.10 1997/07/10 04:14:32 mikel Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: route.8,v 1.11 1997/08/27 06:38:06 mikel Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ system routing table management daemon such as
should tend to this task.
.Pp
The
.Nm route :
.Nm route
utility supports a limited number of general options,
but a rich command language, enabling the user to specify
any arbitrary request that could be delivered via the
@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ Bypasses attempts to print host and network names symbolically
when reporting actions. (The process of translating between symbolic
names and numerical equivalents can be quite time consuming, and
may require correct operation of the network; thus it may be expedient
to forgo this, especially when attempting to repair networking operations),
.It Fl v
(verbose) Print additional details.
to forgo this, especially when attempting to repair networking operations).
.It Fl q
Suppress all output.
.It Fl v
(verbose) Print additional details.
.El
.Pp
The
.Nm route :
.Nm route
utility provides several commands:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Fl -compact
@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ If the
command is specified,
.Nm route
will ``flush'' the routing tables of all gateway entries.
When the address family may is specified by any of the
When the address family is specified by any of the
.Fl osi ,
.Fl xns ,
.Fl atalk ,
@ -139,12 +139,13 @@ The other commands have the following syntax:
.Pp
where
.Ar destination
is the destination host or network,
is the destination host or network, and
.Ar gateway
is the next-hop intermediary via which packets should be routed.
Routes to a particular host may be distinguished from those to
a network by interpreting the Internet address specified as the
.Ar destination argument.
.Ar destination
argument.
The optional modifiers
.Fl net
and
@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ force the destination to be interpreted as a network or a host, respectively.
Otherwise, if the
.Ar destination
has a ``local address part'' of
INADDR_ANY ,
.Dv INADDR_ANY ,
or if the
.Ar destination
is the symbolic name of a network, then the route is
@ -211,7 +212,9 @@ netmasks different from that of the implied network interface
(as would otherwise be communicated using the OSPF or ISIS routing protocols).
One specifies an additional ensuing address parameter
(to be interpreted as a network mask).
The implicit network mask generated in the AF_INET case
The implicit network mask generated in the
.Dv AF_INET
case
can be overridden by making sure this option follows the destination parameter.
.Pp
Routes have associated flags which influence operation of the protocols
@ -278,11 +281,11 @@ is then used to interpret the name as that of a network.
.Pp
.Nm Route
uses a routing socket and the new message types
RTM_ADD,
RTM_DELETE,
RTM_GET,
.Dv RTM_ADD ,
.Dv RTM_DELETE ,
.Dv RTM_GET ,
and
RTM_CHANGE.
.Dv RTM_CHANGE .
As such, only the super-user may modify
the routing tables.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS