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authorMark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org>2001-07-22 19:45:10 +0000
committerMark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org>2001-07-22 19:45:10 +0000
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<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
-<para>
-The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, plipconfig
-rarp, route, and slattach programs.
-</para>
+<para>The Net-tools package contains the arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat,
+plipconfig rarp, route, and slattach programs.</para>
</sect2>
@@ -14,79 +12,66 @@ rarp, route, and slattach programs.
<sect3>
<title>arp</title>
-<para>
-arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add or delete an
-entry, or to dump the ARP cache.
-</para>
+<para>arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add
+or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>hostname</title>
-<para>
-hostname, with its symlinks domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname,
+<para>hostname, with its symlinks domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname,
ypdomainname, and nodename, is used to set or show the system's hostname (or
-other, depending on the symlink used).
-</para>
+other, depending on the symlink used).</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>ifconfig</title>
-<para>
-The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
-interfaces.
-</para>
+<para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
+interfaces.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>netstat</title>
-<para>
-netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections, routing
-tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships.
-</para>
+<para>netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections,
+routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast
+memberships.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>plipconfig</title>
-<para>
-plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully making it
-faster.
-</para>
+<para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully
+making it faster.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>rarp</title>
-<para>
-Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's RARP table.
-</para>
+<para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's
+RARP table.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>route</title>
-<para>
-route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP routing table.
-</para>
+<para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP
+routing table.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>slattach</title>
-<para>
-slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a normal
-terminal line into one of several "network" modes.
-</para>
+<para>slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a
+normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para>
</sect3>