[iptables] manpage: explain what rule-specification is

Patrick McHardy netfilter-cvslog-bounces at lists.netfilter.org
Wed Oct 29 09:49:11 CET 2008


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commit 6362bc843fa1fb4071b3deb5b9363f0c9dd95747
Author:     Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
AuthorDate: Wed Oct 29 09:48:59 2008 +0100
Commit:     Patrick McHardy <kaber at trash.net>
CommitDate: Wed Oct 29 09:48:59 2008 +0100

    manpage: explain what rule-specification is
    
    Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
    Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber at trash.net>

commit 8a679dc0bf8fc2051b433cf33dfb71316318ed08
Author:     Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
AuthorDate: Wed Oct 29 09:48:23 2008 +0100
Commit:     Patrick McHardy <kaber at trash.net>
CommitDate: Wed Oct 29 09:48:23 2008 +0100

    manpage: use separate paragraphs for command syntax
    
    This makes it (IMO) easier to follow when the terminal is small and the
    command line specifications begin to wrap.
    
    Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
    Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber at trash.net>
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commit 6362bc843fa1fb4071b3deb5b9363f0c9dd95747
Author: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
Date:   Wed Oct 29 09:48:59 2008 +0100

    manpage: explain what rule-specification is
    
    Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
    Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber at trash.net>

commit 8a679dc0bf8fc2051b433cf33dfb71316318ed08
Author: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
Date:   Wed Oct 29 09:48:23 2008 +0100

    manpage: use separate paragraphs for command syntax
    
    This makes it (IMO) easier to follow when the terminal is small and the
    command line specifications begin to wrap.
    
    Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
    Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber at trash.net>

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 iptables.8.in |   34 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
This makes it (IMO) easier to follow when the terminal is small and the
command line specifications begin to wrap.

Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh at medozas.de>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber at trash.net>

diff --git a/iptables.8.in b/iptables.8.in
index 9decfe7..1d2ffec 100644
--- a/iptables.8.in
+++ b/iptables.8.in
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@
 iptables \- administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] {\fB-A\fP|\fB-D\fP} \fIchain rule-specification\fP [\fIoptions...\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-I\fP [\fIrulenum\fP] \fIrule-specification\fP [\fIoptions...\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-R\fP \fIrulenum rule-specification\fP [\fIoptions...\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-D\fP \fIchain rulenum\fP [\fIoptions...\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-S\fP [\fIchain\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] {\fB-F\fP|\fB-L\fP|\fB-Z\fP} [\fIchain\fP] [\fIoptions...\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-N\fP \fIchain\fP
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-X\fP [\fIchain\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-P\fP \fIchain target\fP [\fIoptions...\fP]
-.br
+.PP
 \fBiptables\fP [\fB-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB-E\fP \fIold-chain-name new-chain-name\fP
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBIptables\fP is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the



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