-.PP
-.I Route
-accepts six commands:
-.IR add ,
-to add a route,
-.IR flush ,
-to remove all routes,
-.IR delete ,
-to delete a specific route,
-.IR change ,
-to changes aspects of a route (such as its gateway),
-.IR get ,
-to lookup and display the route for a destination,
-and
-.IR monitor ,
-to continuously report any changes to the routing information base,
-routing lookup misses, or suspected network partionings.
-.PP
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm route :
+utility supports a limited number of general options,
+but a rich command language, enabling the user to specify
+any arbitrary request that could be delivered via the
+programmatic interface discussed in
+.Xr route 4 .
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl n
+Bypasses attempts to print host and network names symbolically
+when reporting actions. (The process of translating between symbolic
+names and numerical equivalents can be quite time consuming, and
+may require correct operation of the network; thus it may be expedient
+to forgo this, especially when attempting to repair networking operations),
+.It Fl v
+(verbose) Print additional details.
+.It Fl q
+Suppress all output.
+.El
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm route :
+utility provides six commands:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width Fl -compact
+.It Cm add
+Add a route.
+.It Cm flush
+Remove all routes.
+.It Cm delete
+Delete a specific route.
+.It Cm change
+Change aspects of a route (such as its gateway).
+.It Cm get
+Lookup and display the route for a destination.
+.It Cm monitor
+Continuously report any changes to the routing information base,
+routing lookup misses, or suspected network partitionings.
+.El
+.Pp