- Documented the host/bits syntax for destination argument.

- Documented that netmask could be specified with third argument.
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Ruslan Ermilov 2000-09-29 10:52:21 +00:00
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@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ The other commands have the following syntax:
.Ar command
.Op Fl net No \&| Fl host
.Ar destination gateway
.Op Ar netmask
.Ed
.Pp
where
@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ is the destination host or network,
is the next-hop intermediary via which packets should be routed.
Routes to a particular host may be distinguished from those to
a network by interpreting the Internet address specified as the
.Ar destination argument .
.Ar destination
argument.
The optional modifiers
.Fl net
and
@ -160,6 +162,11 @@ or if the
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.
Optionally, the
.Ar destination
could also be specified in the
.Ar host Ns / Ns Ar bits
format.
.Pp
For example,
.Li 128.32
@ -171,10 +178,13 @@ is interpreted as
.Fl net Li 128.32
is interpreted as
.Li 128.32.0.0;
and
.Fl net Li 128.32.130
is interpreted as
.Li 128.32.130.0 .
.Li 128.32.130.0;
and
.Li 192.168.0.0/16
is interpreted as
.Li 192.168.0.0 Fl netmask Li 255.255.0.0 .
.Pp
A
.Ar destination