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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: hostname.if.5,v 1.52 2008/01/31 20:00:08 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: hostname.if.5,v 1.53 2009/11/22 22:01:55 deraadt Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: hosts.5,v 1.4 1994/11/30 19:31:20 jtc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
@@ -30,23 +30,20 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)hosts.5 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 31 2008 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: November 22 2009 $
.Dt HOSTNAME.IF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
-.Nm hostname.if ,
-.Nm bridgename.if
+.Nm hostname.if
.Nd interface-specific configuration files
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm hostname.*\&
-and
-.Nm bridgename.*\&
files contain information regarding the configuration of each network interface.
One file should exist for each interface that is to be configured, such as
.Pa hostname.fxp0
or
-.Pa bridgename.bridge0 .
+.Pa hostname.bridge0 .
However, a configuration file is not needed for lo0.
.Pp
Arguments containing either whitespace or single quote
@@ -296,17 +293,10 @@ Valid options for a particular interface type can be found in
.Xr ifconfig 8 .
.El
.Sh BRIDGE INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
-The final file format only applies to
-.Nm bridgename.bridge*
-files.
-A bridge interface setup consists of
-.Bd -ragged -offset indent
-.Va brconfig-arguments
-.br
-.Va brconfig-arguments
-.br
-\&...
-.Ed
+If the network interface is a bridge, the options described in
+the bridge section of the
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+manual page apply.
.Pp
For example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
@@ -319,22 +309,8 @@ add ep1
static fxp0 8:0:20:1e:2f:2b
up # and finally enable it
.Ed
-.Pp
-The options are as follows:
-.Bl -tag -width indent -offset indent
-.It Va brconfig-arguments
-.Xr brconfig 8
-is called for each successive line.
-Comments starting with
-.Ql #
-and commands to be executed
-prefixed by
-.Ql \&!
-are permitted.
-.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr hosts 5 ,
-.Xr brconfig 8 ,
.Xr dhcp 8 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
.Xr lmccontrol 8 ,