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diff --git a/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml b/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml index b46d13c1f9ef..ad570badd198 100644 --- a/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml +++ b/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.sgml @@ -241,7 +241,11 @@ <refsect1> <title>Available Drivers</title> - <para>The available drivers to specify with the -D option are:</para> + <para>A summary of available driver backends is below. Support for each + of the driver backends is chosen at wpa_supplicant compile time. For a + list of supported driver backends that may be used with the -D option on + your system, refer to the help output of wpa_supplicant + (<emphasis>wpa_supplicant -h</emphasis>).</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> @@ -326,8 +330,19 @@ <refsect1> <title>Command Line Options</title> + <para>Most command line options have global scope. Some are given per + interface, and are only valid if at least one <option>-i</option> option + is specified, otherwise they're ignored. Option groups for different + interfaces must be separated by <option>-N</option> option.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> + <term>-b br_ifname</term> + <listitem> + <para>Optional bridge interface name. (Per interface)</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term>-B</term> <listitem> <para>Run daemon in the background.</para> @@ -337,14 +352,16 @@ <varlistentry> <term>-i ifname</term> <listitem> - <para>Interface to listen on.</para> + <para>Interface to listen on. Multiple instances of this option can + be present, one per interface, separated by <option>-N</option> + option (see below).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>-c filename</term> <listitem> - <para>Path to configuration file.</para> + <para>Path to configuration file. (Per interface)</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -358,21 +375,24 @@ <varlistentry> <term>-C ctrl_interface</term> <listitem> - <para>Path to ctrl_interface socket (only used if -c is not).</para> + <para>Path to ctrl_interface socket (Per interface. Only used if + <option>-c</option> is not).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>-g global ctrl_interface</term> <listitem> - <para>Path to global ctrl_interface socket.</para> + <para>Path to global ctrl_interface socket. If specified, interface + definitions may be omitted.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>-D driver</term> <listitem> - <para>Driver to use. See the available options below.</para> + <para>Driver to use. (Per interface, see the available options + below.)</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -386,7 +406,8 @@ <varlistentry> <term>-d</term> <listitem> - <para>Increase debugging verbosity (-dd even more).</para> + <para>Increase debugging verbosity (<option>-dd</option> even + more).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -430,9 +451,19 @@ <varlistentry> <term>-q</term> <listitem> - <para>Decrease debugging verbosity (-qq even less).</para> + <para>Decrease debugging verbosity (<option>-qq</option> even + less).</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-u</term> + <listitem> + <para>Enabled DBus control interface. If enabled, interface + definitions may be omitted.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> <term>-v</term> <listitem> @@ -523,9 +554,9 @@ wpa_supplicant \ snapshot/v0.2.x)</term> <listitem> <para> (http://hostap.epitest.fi/) Driver needs to be set in - Managed mode ('iwconfig wlan0 mode managed'). Please note - that station firmware version needs to be 1.7.0 or newer to - work in WPA mode.</para> + Managed mode (<emphasis>iwconfig wlan0 mode managed</emphasis>). + Please note that station firmware version needs to be 1.7.0 or + newer to work in WPA mode.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -729,8 +760,8 @@ wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B <para>Add MODE="Managed" and WPA="y" to the network scheme in <filename>/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts</filename>.</para> - <para>Add the following block to the end of 'start' action handler - in <filename>/etc/pcmcia/wireless</filename>:</para> + <para>Add the following block to the end of <emphasis>start</emphasis> + action handler in <filename>/etc/pcmcia/wireless</filename>:</para> <blockquote><programlisting> if [ "$WPA" = "y" -a -x /usr/local/bin/wpa_supplicant ]; then @@ -739,8 +770,8 @@ fi </programlisting></blockquote> - <para>Add the following block to the end of 'stop' action handler - (may need to be separated from other actions) in + <para>Add the following block to the end of <emphasis>stop</emphasis> + action handler (may need to be separated from other actions) in <filename>/etc/pcmcia/wireless</filename>:</para> <blockquote><programlisting> |