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Clarify and correct the description of the -R (Record Route) flag.

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Reviewed by jnemeth, whith help from him.
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pavel 2006-03-21 22:54:46 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: ping.8,v 1.46 2006/03/21 09:54:12 pavel Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: ping.8,v 1.47 2006/03/21 22:54:46 pavel Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@ -210,8 +210,10 @@ Includes the
option in the
.Tn ECHO_REQUEST
packet and displays the route buffer on returned packets.
Note that the IP header is only large enough for eight such routes,
and only six when using the
This should show the path to the target host and back, which is
especially useful in the case of asymmetric routing.
Note that the IP header is only large enough for nine such addresses,
and only seven when using the
.Fl g
option.
This is why it was necessary to invent