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author | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 2008-04-02 13:34:05 +0000 |
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committer | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 2008-04-02 13:34:05 +0000 |
commit | fbb41991bd530270b0f70a110af507fc029e76b8 (patch) | |
tree | c9cb0a6bd66baef65c0412596b5e2e5b16819aec /axports.5 | |
parent | b5682742ef212b62c9494a2d462654a7d0301266 (diff) |
From Matti Aarnio (oh2mqk@sral.fi):
* axconfig.c:
Find all running network ports, and compare them against
the /etc/ax25/axports file.
* nrconfig.c:
Find all running network ports, and compare them against
the /etc/ax25/nrports file.
* rsconfig.c:
Find all running network ports, and compare them against
the /etc/ax25/rsports file.
* Update man pages
Diffstat (limited to 'axports.5')
-rw-r--r-- | axports.5 | 39 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 16 deletions
@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@ -.TH AXPORTS 5 "15 October 1996" Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual" +.TH AXPORTS 5 "2008-Feb-04" Linux "Linux Programmer's Manual" .SH NAME -axports \- AX.25 port configuration file. +.I /etc/ax25/axports +\- AX.25 port configuration file. .SH DESCRIPTION .LP -.B Axports +.I axports is an ASCII file that contains information about each of the physical AX.25 -ports that are to be used. When dealing with an AX.25 utility such as -.B call, -it takes an optional argument that is the port name. This port name is a -reference to the line within +ports that are to be used. +When dealing with an AX.25 utility such as +.BR call , +it takes an argument that is the port name. +This port name is a reference to the line within .B axports, -which has that name as its first argument. The information on each line -contains enough information to bind the command to a particular physical AX.25 -interface, this binding is done by matching the callsign on the line in +which has that name as its first argument. +The information on each line contains enough information to bind +the command to a particular physical AX.25 interface, this binding +is done by matching the callsign on the line in .B axports with the callsign of the port set by .B kissattach. .LP The lines within -.B axports -must either be a comment line, which starts with a # in the first column, or -a port description in the following format, each field being delimited by -white space: +.I axports +must either be a comment line, which starts with a # in the first column, +or a port description in the following format, each field being delimited +by white space: .sp .RS name callsign speed paclen window description @@ -32,8 +35,12 @@ The field descriptions are: .RS .TP 14 .B name -is the unique identifier of the port. This is the name given as the port -argument of many of the AX.25 support programs. +is the unique identifier of the port. +This is the name given as the port argument of many of the AX.25 support +programs. +This is +.I not +in any way related to actual device identities, just unique .TP 14 .B callsign the callsign of the physical interface to bind to. |