provide way to specify and lock metrics, delete reference to -k option,

explain assumptions about dotted number internet notation

SCCS-vsn: sbin/route/route.8 6.6

diff --git a/usr/src/sbin/route/route.8 b/usr/src/sbin/route/route.8
index 65a9f9d..ac30d9f 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/sbin/route/route.8
+++ b/usr/src/sbin/route/route.8
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
 .\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 .\"
 .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
 .\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)route.8     6.5 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)route.8     6.6 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH ROUTE 8 ""
 .UC 5
 .\"
 .TH ROUTE 8 ""
 .UC 5


@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ route \- manually manipulate the routing tables (Interim)
 .B \-q
 ] [
 .B \-v
 .B \-q
 ] [
 .B \-v

-] [
-.B \-k
-.I vmunix

 ]
 .I command
 [ [
 ]
 .I command
 [ [


@@ -64,9 +61,30 @@ The monitor command has the syntax
 .ti +0.25i
 .B route 
 [
 .ti +0.25i
 .B route 
 [

-.I -n 
+.B -n 
+]
+.B monitor
+.PP
+The flush command has the syntax
+.ti +0.25i
+.B route
+[
+.B -n

 ]
 ]

-.I monitor
+[
+.B -n
+]
+.B flush
+[
+.I family
+]
+.PP
+where the address family may be specified by any of the
+.BR -osi ,
+.BR -xns ,
+or
+.B -inet
+keywords.

 .PP
 The other commands have the following syntax:
 .PP
 .PP
 The other commands have the following syntax:
 .PP


@@ -82,9 +100,6 @@ The other commands have the following syntax:
 .B -host
 ]
 .I destination gateway
 .B -host
 ]
 .I destination gateway

-[
-.I mask
-]

 .PP
 where
 .I destination
 .PP
 where
 .I destination


@@ -106,7 +121,24 @@ or if the
 .I destination
 is the symbolic name of a network, then the route is
 assumed to be to a network; otherwise, it is presumed to be a
 .I destination
 is the symbolic name of a network, then the route is
 assumed to be to a network; otherwise, it is presumed to be a

-route to a host.  If the route is via an interface rather than
+route to a host.
+.PP
+For example,
+128.32 is interpreted as
+.I -host
+128.0.0.32,
+128.32.130 is interpreted as
+.I -host
+128.32.0.130;
+.I -net 128.32
+is interpreted as
+128.32.0.0,
+and 
+.I -net 128.32.130
+is interpreted as
+128.32.130.0.
+.PP
+If the route is via an interface rather than

 via a gateway, the 
 .I -interface
 modifier should be specified;
 via a gateway, the 
 .I -interface
 modifier should be specified;


@@ -120,9 +152,32 @@ and
 specify that all subsequent addresses are in the XNS or OSI address families,
 and the names must be numeric specifications rather than
 symbolic names.
 specify that all subsequent addresses are in the XNS or OSI address families,
 and the names must be numeric specifications rather than
 symbolic names.

-For OSI addresses a third parameter is the address mask,
-as given in an ESIS redirect.
-(preceded by the -netmask modifier)
+To acheieve the effect of an OSI ESIS redirect with the netmask option,
+one can specify
+.I -netmask
+qualifier followed by an OSI address (to be interpreted as a network mask).
+One can override the implicit network mask generated in the inet case
+by making sure this option follows the destination parameter.
+.PP
+The optional modifiers
+.IR -rtt ,
+.IR -rttvar ,
+.IR -sendpipe ,
+.IR -recvpipe ,
+.IR -mtu ,
+.IR -hopcount ,
+.IR -expire ,
+and
+.I -ssthresh 
+provide initial values to metrics maintained in the routing entry.
+These may be individually locked by preceding each such modifier to
+be locked by
+the
+.I -lock
+meta-modifier, or one can 
+specify that all ensuing metrics may be locked by the
+.I -lockrest
+meta-modifier.

 .PP
 All symbolic names specified for a
 .I destination 
 .PP
 All symbolic names specified for a
 .I destination 


@@ -136,7 +191,7 @@ is then used to interpret the name as that of a network.
 .PP
 .I Route
 uses a routing socket and the new message types
 .PP
 .I Route
 uses a routing socket and the new message types

-RTM_ADD and RTM_DELETE.
+RTM_ADD, RTM_DELETE, and RTM_CHANGE.

 As such, only the super-user may modify
 the routing tables.
 .PP
 As such, only the super-user may modify
 the routing tables.
 .PP


@@ -153,6 +208,12 @@ The
 .B \-n
 option prevents attempts to print host and network names symbolically
 when reporting actions.
 .B \-n
 option prevents attempts to print host and network names symbolically
 when reporting actions.

+The
+.B \-v
+option causes additional details to be printed.
+The
+.B \-q
+option supresses all output.

 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
 ``\fBadd [ host | network ] %s: gateway %s flags %x\fP''
 .br
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
 ``\fBadd [ host | network ] %s: gateway %s flags %x\fP''
 .br