From 978d0bffc413b67ead9db2d2816b916cf3d502ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:29:16 +0000
Subject: Changing the style of the command descriptions in appendix A.

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2879 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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 appendixa/nettools-desc.xml | 64 ++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

(limited to 'appendixa/nettools-desc.xml')

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>
 
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