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-.TH SLATTACH 8 "June 24, 1990"
-.UC 6
-.SH NAME
-slattach \- attach serial lines as network interfaces
-.SH SYOPNSIS
-.B slattach
-ttyname [
-.I baudrate
-]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.I Slattach
+.\"     @(#)slattach.8 6.4 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
+.\"
+.Dd March 16, 1991
+.Dt SLATTACH 8
+.Os BSD 4.3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm slattach
+.Nd attach serial lines as network interfaces
+.Sh SYOPNSIS
+.Nm Slattach
+.Ar ttyname Op Ar baudrate
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Slattach

 is used to assign a tty line to a network interface,
 is used to assign a tty line to a network interface,

-and to define the network source and destination addresses. The
-.I ttyname
-parameter is a string of the form ``ttyXX'', or ``/dev/ttyXX''.
-The optional
-.I baudrate
-parameter is used to set the speed of the connection. If not specified, the
+and to define the network source and destination addresses.
+The following operands are supported by
+.Nm slattach :
+.Bl -tag -width Ar
+.It Ar ttyname
+Specifies the name of the tty device.
+.Ar Ttyname
+should be a string of the form
+.Ql ttyXX ,
+or
+.Ql /dev/ttyXX .
+.It Ar baudrate
+Specifies the speed of the connection. If not specified, the

 default of 9600 is used.
 default of 9600 is used.

-.PP
+.El
+.Pp

 Only the super-user may attach a network interface.
 Only the super-user may attach a network interface.

-.PP
-To detach the interface, use `ifconfig
-.I interface-name
-down' after killing off the
-.I slattach
+.Pp
+To detach the interface, use
+.Dq Li ifconfig interface-name down
+after killing off the
+.Nm slattach

 process.
 process.

-.I interface-name
+.Ar Interface-name

 is the name that is shown by
 is the name that is shown by

-.B netstat(1)
-.SH EXAMPLES
-.ta 8
-       slattach ttyh8
-.br
-       slattach /dev/tty01 4800
-.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+.Xr netstat 1
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
+slattach ttyh8
+slattach /dev/tty01 4800
+.Ed
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS

 Messages indicating the specified interface does not exit, the
 requested address is unknown, the user is not privileged and
 tried to alter an interface's configuration.
 Messages indicating the specified interface does not exit, the
 requested address is unknown, the user is not privileged and
 tried to alter an interface's configuration.

-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-netstat(1), netintro(4), ifconfig(8), rc(8)
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr netstat 1 ,
+.Xr netintro 4 ,
+.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
+.Xr rc 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Bx 4.3 .