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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/net/link_addr.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/net/link_addr.3 | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/link_addr.3 b/lib/libc/net/link_addr.3 index c96e24f441f..b7ada819975 100644 --- a/lib/libc/net/link_addr.3 +++ b/lib/libc/net/link_addr.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: link_addr.3,v 1.5 1999/05/23 14:11:02 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: link_addr.3,v 1.6 1999/07/05 04:40:59 aaron Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -50,12 +50,11 @@ .Ft char * .Fn link_ntoa "const struct sockaddr_dl *sdl" .Sh DESCRIPTION -The routine +The .Fn link_addr -interprets character strings representing +function interprets character strings representing link-level addresses, returning binary information suitable for use in system calls. -The routine .Fn link_ntoa takes a link-level @@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ the string .Fa addr may contain an optional network interface identifier of the form -.Dq "name unit-number" , +.Dq name unit-number , suitable for the first argument to .Xr ifconfig 8 , followed in all cases by a colon and @@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ represents an Ethernet address to be transmitted on the first Lance Ethernet interface. .Sh RETURN VALUES .Fn link_ntoa -always returns a null terminated string. +always returns a null-terminated string. .Fn link_addr has no return value. (See @@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ The .Fn link_addr and .Fn link_ntoa -functions appeared in +functions appeared in .Bx 4.3 Reno . .Sh BUGS The returned values for link_ntoa @@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ should diagnose improperly formed input, and there should be an unambiguous way to recognize this. .Pp If the -.Va sdl_len +.Fa sdl_len field of the link socket address .Fa sdl is 0, |