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| author | Roy Marples <roy@marples.name> | 2008-05-20 12:33:04 +0000 |
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| committer | Roy Marples <roy@marples.name> | 2008-05-20 12:33:04 +0000 |
| commit | cf42802e15aa95933019caebd61338d4687f3816 (patch) | |
| tree | 9c395a44153cdb33d8922f4bbaba197de8dadb46 /dhcpcd.8.in | |
| parent | ac02e910e2e9af8203e3bd585110f06549c5b438 (diff) | |
| download | dhcpcd-cf42802e15aa95933019caebd61338d4687f3816.tar.xz | |
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diff --git a/dhcpcd.8.in b/dhcpcd.8.in index c77827b4..2bed6aa4 100644 --- a/dhcpcd.8.in +++ b/dhcpcd.8.in @@ -192,15 +192,14 @@ You can use this option to stop this from happening. .Nm normally sends a DHCP Broadcast to find servers to offer an address. .Nm -will then request the address used. You can use this option to skip the -broadcast step and just request an +will then request the address used. +You can use this option to skip the broadcast step and just request an .Ar address . -The downside is if you request -an +The downside is if you request an .Ar address the DHCP server does not know about or the DHCP server is not -authorative, it will remain silent. In this situation, we go back to the init -state and broadcast again. +authorative, it will remain silent. +In this situation, we go back to the init state and broadcast again. If no .Ar address is given then we use the first address currently assigned to the @@ -208,12 +207,13 @@ is given then we use the first address currently assigned to the .It Fl s , -inform Op Ar address Op / Ar cidr Behaves exactly like .Fl r , -request -as above, but sends a DHCP inform instead of a request. This requires the -interface to be configured first. This does not get a lease as such, just -notifies the DHCP server of the +as above, but sends a DHCP inform instead of a request. +This requires the interface to be configured first. +This does not get a lease as such, just notifies the DHCP server of the .Ar address -we are using. If we fail to contact a DHCP server then we return a failure -instead of falling back on IPv4LL. +we are using. +If we fail to contact a DHCP server then we return a failure instead of falling +back on IPv4LL. .It Fl t , -timeout Ar seconds Timeout after .Ar seconds , @@ -233,14 +233,16 @@ Generate an .Rs .%T "RFC 4361" .Re -compliant clientid. This requires persistent storage -and not all DHCP servers work with it so it's not enabled by default. +compliant clientid. +This requires persistent storage and not all DHCP servers work with it so it's +not enabled by default. The DUID generated will be held in .Pa @SYSCONFDIR@/dhcpcd.duid and should not be copied to other hosts. .It Fl F , -fqdn Ar fqdn Requests that the DHCP server updates DNS using FQDN instead of just a -hostname. Valid values for +hostname. +Valid values for .Ar fqdn are none, ptr and both. The current hostname or the hostname specified using the @@ -255,10 +257,10 @@ If not set then none is sent. .El .Ss Restriciting behaviour .Nm -will try to do as much as it can by default. However, there are sometimes -situations where you don't want the things to be configured exactly how the -the DHCP server wants. Here are some option that deal with turning these bits -off. +will try to do as much as it can by default. +However, there are sometimes situations where you don't want the things to be +configured exactly how the the DHCP server wants. +Here are some option that deal with turning these bits off. .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl A , -noarp Don't request or claim the address by ARP. @@ -267,14 +269,16 @@ Don't set any default routes. .It Fl L , -noipv4ll Don't use IPv4LL at all. .It Fl O , -nooption Ar option -Don't request the specified option. If no option given, then don't request -any options other than those to configure the interface and routing. +Don't request the specified option. +If no option given, then don't request any options other than those to +configure the interface and routing. .It Fl T, -test On receipt of discover messages we just call .Pa @SCRIPT@ with the reason of TEST which echo's the DHCP variables found in the message -to the console. The interface configuration isn't touched and neither are any -configuration files. +to the console. +The interface configuration isn't touched and neither are any configuration +files. .It Fl V, -variables Display a list of option codes and the associated variable for use in .Xr dhcpcd.sh 8 . |
