From fbb41991bd530270b0f70a110af507fc029e76b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ralf Baechle Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:34:05 +0000 Subject: 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 --- axports.5 | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) (limited to 'axports.5') diff --git a/axports.5 b/axports.5 index fc61a47..e918b96 100644 --- a/axports.5 +++ b/axports.5 @@ -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. -- cgit v1.2.3