Ivan Vilata i Balaguer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I found that the description of the `ip link add` command in the manpage > is outdated regarding the compulsory `link DEVICE` option. For instance, `ip > link help` says: > > Usage: ip link add [link DEV] [ name ] NAME > ... > > But the manpage still says: > > ip link add link DEVICE [ name ] NAME > > (Trying to provide a `link` option e.g. under an LXC container can frustrate > the creation of dummy devices which don't need an actual device.)
The syntax of the "ip link help" output was fixed in commit "iproute2: Fix usage and man page for 'ip link'" (a22e92951d). This updates the manpage to mark "link DEVICE" as an optional argument there as well. http://bugs.debian.org/673171 Signed-off-by: Andreas Henriksson <[email protected]> diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8 b/man/man8/ip-link.8 index 72f4cfd..24d2ec7 100644 --- a/man/man8/ip-link.8 +++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8 @@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ ip-link \- network device configuration \fB\-o\fR[\fIneline\fR] } .ti -8 -.BI "ip link add link " DEVICE +.BI "ip link add" +.RB "[ " link +.IR DEVICE " ]" .RB "[ " name " ]" .I NAME .br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
