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authorMark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org>2001-09-22 16:09:47 +0000
committerMark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org>2001-09-22 16:09:47 +0000
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treef304bfa899e693aa1f7de368f8e49ffe46477334 /appendixa/nettools-desc.xml
parenteb33fb1cad428658dafc39e87d0c57ae479def5f (diff)
[Bug 190] Put descs in alphabetical order
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--- 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>