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authorRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 21:28:50 +0000
committerRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 21:28:50 +0000
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Mechanically kill hard sentence breaks.
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=131487
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diff --git a/libexec/bootpd/bootpd.8 b/libexec/bootpd/bootpd.8
index f0be800ae775..b3818589017a 100644
--- a/libexec/bootpd/bootpd.8
+++ b/libexec/bootpd/bootpd.8
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ utility implements a simple BOOTP gateway which can be used to forward
requests and responses between clients on one subnet and a
BOOTP server (i.e.\&
.Nm )
-on another subnet. While either
+on another subnet.
+While either
.Nm
or
.Nm bootpgw
@@ -61,9 +62,11 @@ This mode of operation is referred to as "inetd mode" and causes
.Nm
(or
.Nm bootpgw )
-to be started only when a boot request arrives. If it does not
+to be started only when a boot request arrives.
+If it does not
receive another packet within fifteen minutes of the last one
-it received, it will exit to conserve system resources. The
+it received, it will exit to conserve system resources.
+The
.Fl t
option controls this timeout (see OPTIONS).
.Pp
@@ -124,13 +127,14 @@ or
4 will set the debugging level to 4.
For compatibility with older versions of
.Nm ,
-omitting the numeric parameter (i.e. just
+omitting the numeric parameter (i.e., just
.Fl d )
will simply increment the debug level by one.
.It Fl c Ar chdir-path
Set the current directory used by
.Nm
-while checking the existence and size of client boot files. This is
+while checking the existence and size of client boot files.
+This is
useful when client boot files are specified as relative pathnames, and
.Nm
needs to use the same current directory as the TFTP server
@@ -146,11 +150,13 @@ listens on the IP address corresponding to the machine's hostname, as
returned by
.Xr gethostname 3 .
.It Fl i
-Force inetd mode. This option is obsolete, but remains for
+Force inetd mode.
+This option is obsolete, but remains for
compatibility with older versions of
.Nm .
.It Fl s
-Force standalone mode. This option is obsolete, but remains for
+Force standalone mode.
+This option is obsolete, but remains for
compatibility with older versions of
.Nm .
.It Ar bootptab
@@ -165,7 +171,8 @@ Specify the name of the file that
will dump its internal database into when it receives a
SIGUSR1 signal
.No ( Nm
-only). This option is only recognized if
+only).
+This option is only recognized if
.Nm
was compiled with the -DDEBUG flag.
.It Ar server
@@ -188,7 +195,8 @@ They differ in their handling of BOOTREQUEST packets.
When
.Nm bootpgw
is started, it determines the address of a BOOTP server
-whose name is provided as a command line parameter. When
+whose name is provided as a command line parameter.
+When
.Nm bootpgw
receives a BOOTREQUEST packet, it sets the "gateway address"
and "hop count" fields in the packet and forwards the packet
@@ -201,7 +209,8 @@ When
is started it reads a configuration file, (normally
.Pa /etc/bootptab )
that initializes the internal database of known clients and client
-options. This internal database is reloaded
+options.
+This internal database is reloaded
from the configuration file when
.Nm
receives a hangup signal (SIGHUP) or when it discovers that the