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diff --git a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml index b0d12f9fe..21943e6e8 100644 --- a/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/nettools-desc.xml @@ -1,10 +1,8 @@ <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> |