On 2021/11/11 16:30, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 04:11:10PM +0000, Raf Czlonka wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > It seems like this has been missed in recent thread[0].
> > 
> > Not entirely sure whether the sentence "flows" any longer but here
> > it goes anyway.
> > 
> > [0] https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=163507448118443&w=2
> 
> Thanks, I missed that!
> 
> > Index: share/man/man5/hostname.if.5
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man5/hostname.if.5,v
> > retrieving revision 1.77
> > diff -u -p -r1.77 hostname.if.5
> > --- share/man/man5/hostname.if.5    17 Jul 2021 15:28:31 -0000      1.77
> > +++ share/man/man5/hostname.if.5    11 Nov 2021 16:09:33 -0000
> > @@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ inet 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.255 d
> >  Each line is processed separately and in order.
> >  For example:
> >  .Bd -literal -offset indent
> > -nwid mynwid wpakey mywpakey
> > +join mynwid wpakey mywpakey
> >  inet6 autoconf
> >  inet autoconf
> >  .Ed
> >  .Pp
> >  would run ifconfig three times to set the
> > -.Cm nwid
> > +.Cm join
> >  and
> >  .Cm wpakey
> >  of the interface,
> 
> Maybe this reads better in general?
> 
>     would run ifconfig three times to join a wireless network using WPA and
>     to set the AUTOCONF6 and AUTOCONF4 flags, respectively.

It is more "add a network to the join list", join implies that it's
connecting directly to that ssid (i.e. what "nwid" did).

> No need to explain lines command by command.  Keep it simple;  users
> must read ifconfig(8) anyway.
> 
> One might as well say to
> 
>     ... and
>     to enable automatic address configuration for IPv6 and IPv4, respectively.
> 
> Then we don't have the weird mix of conceptual words and technical bits,
> i.e. "connect to wifi" vs. "set if flags [they're picked up by network
> daemons, but we don't say which ones]".
> 
> DYNAMIC ADDRESS CONFIGURATION down below repeats all this, anyway.
> 
> Feedback? OK?
> 
> 
> Index: hostname.if.5
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man5/hostname.if.5,v
> retrieving revision 1.77
> diff -u -p -r1.77 hostname.if.5
> --- hostname.if.5     17 Jul 2021 15:28:31 -0000      1.77
> +++ hostname.if.5     11 Nov 2021 16:30:00 -0000
> @@ -67,21 +67,15 @@ inet 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.255 d
>  Each line is processed separately and in order.
>  For example:
>  .Bd -literal -offset indent
> -nwid mynwid wpakey mywpakey
> +join mynwid wpakey mywpakey
>  inet6 autoconf
>  inet autoconf
>  .Ed
>  .Pp
> -would run ifconfig three times to set the
> -.Cm nwid
> -and
> -.Cm wpakey
> -of the interface,
> -the
> -.Sy AUTOCONF6
> -flag and the
> -.Sy AUTOCONF4
> -flag, respectively.
> +would run ifconfig three times to
> +.Cm join
> +a wireless network using WPA
> +and enable dynamic address configuration, respectively.
>  .Sh STATIC ADDRESS CONFIGURATION
>  The following packed formats are valid for configuring network
>  interfaces with static addresses.
> 

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