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author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-09-22 16:09:47 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-09-22 16:09:47 +0000 |
commit | 53ad30a63b4d5f80f713963835dee995f9546071 (patch) | |
tree | f304bfa899e693aa1f7de368f8e49ffe46477334 /appendixa/nettools-desc.xml | |
parent | eb33fb1cad428658dafc39e87d0c57ae479def5f (diff) |
[Bug 190] Put descs in alphabetical order
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1249 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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-rw-r--r-- | appendixa/nettools-desc.xml | 64 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml index 21943e6e8..159b52b73 100644 --- a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml @@ -9,71 +9,39 @@ plipconfig rarp, route, and slattach programs.</para> <sect2> <title>Description</title> -<sect3> -<title>arp</title> - +<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> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>hostname</title> +or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>hostname</title> <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> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>ifconfig</title> +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> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>netstat</title> +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> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>plipconfig</title> +memberships.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>plipconfig</title> <para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully -making it faster.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>rarp</title> +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> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>route</title> +RARP table.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>route</title> <para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP -routing table.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>slattach</title> +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> - -</sect3> +normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para></sect3> </sect2> |