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diff --git a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml index 7619e0770..49f3e848e 100644 --- a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml @@ -6,57 +6,43 @@ <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title> -<sect4><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></sect4> +<para><command>arp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, +usually to add or delete an entry, or to dump the entire cache.</para> -<sect4><title>dnsdomainname</title> -<para>dnsdomainname shows the system's DNS domain name.</para></sect4> +<para><command>dnsdomainname</command> reports the system's DNS domain +name.</para> -<sect4><title>domainname</title> -<para>domainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain -name.</para></sect4> +<para><command>domainname</command> reports or sets the system's NIS/YP +domain name.</para> -<sect4><title>hostname</title> -<para>hostname prints or sets the name of the current host -system.</para></sect4> +<para><command>hostname</command> reports or sets the name of the current +host system.</para> -<sect4><title>ifconfig</title> -<para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network -interfaces.</para></sect4> +<para><command>ifconfig</command> is the main utility for configuring +network interfaces.</para> -<sect4><title>nameif</title> -<para>nameif names network interfaces based on MAC -addresses.</para></sect4> +<para><command>nameif</command> names network interfaces based on MAC +addresses.</para> -<sect4><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></sect4> +<para><command>netstat</command> is used to report network connections, +routing tables, and interface statistics..</para> -<sect4><title>nisdomainname</title> -<para>nisdomainname shows or sets system's NIS/YP domain -name.</para></sect4> +<para><command>nisdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para> -<sect4><title>plipconfig</title> -<para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully -making it faster.</para></sect4> +<para><command>plipconfig</command> is used to fine tune the PLIP device +parameters, to improve its performance.</para> -<sect4><title>rarp</title> -<para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's -RARP table.</para></sect4> +<para><command>rarp</command> is used to manipulate the kernel's RARP +table.</para> -<sect4><title>route</title> -<para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP -routing table.</para></sect4> +<para><command>route</command> is used to manipulate the IP routing +table.</para> -<sect4><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></sect4> +<para><command>slattach</command> attaches a network interface to a serial +line. This allows you to use normal terminal lines for point-to-point links to +other computers.</para> -<sect4><title>ypdomainname</title> -<para>ypdomainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain -name.</para></sect4> +<para><command>ypdomainname</command> does the same as domainname.</para> </sect3> |