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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/arp/arp.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/arp/arp.8 | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/arp/arp.8 b/usr.sbin/arp/arp.8 index 777d6f1365c..816be2e472f 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/arp/arp.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/arp/arp.8 @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ .Fl f Ar filename .Sh DESCRIPTION The -.Nm arp +.Nm program displays and modifies the Internet-to-Ethernet address translation tables used by the address resolution protocol .Pq Xr arp 4 . @@ -81,19 +81,19 @@ with the flag. .It Fl n Show network addresses as numbers (normally -.Nm arp +.Nm attempts to display addresses symbolically). .It Fl s Ar hostname ether_addr Create an .Tn ARP entry for the host called .Ar hostname -with the Ethernet address +with the Ethernet address .Ar ether_addr . The Ethernet address is given as six hex bytes separated by colons. The entry will be static, i.e. not time out, unless the word .Ar temp -is given in the command. A static ARP entry can be overwritten +is given in the command. A static ARP entry can be overwritten by network traffic, unless the word .Ar permanent is given. If the word @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ i.e., this system will act as an .Tn ARP server, -responding to requests for +responding to requests for .Ar hostname even though the host address is not its own. .It Fl f |