> $ sudo ifconfig bridge0 delete athn0 > ifconfig: athn0: bad value > $ sudo ifconfig bridge0 del athn0 > $ > > Uuhm?
This is an error in the manual page. It came about due to the merge of brconfig(8) into ifconfig(8). When brconfig was a seperate program either "delete <if>" or "del <if>" would do the same thing. However in ifconfig, "delete (noargs)" has a different meaning: delete the first IP address on the interface. Hence, the first commandline you entered is parsed as two commands: delete (with no argument), and athn0. athn0 is not a good command... In the new world order where they are merged, the right command to issue regarding the bridge is simply "del <if>". Index: ifconfig.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v retrieving revision 1.227 diff -u -p -u -r1.227 ifconfig.8 --- ifconfig.8 18 Mar 2012 23:37:08 -0000 1.227 +++ ifconfig.8 31 May 2012 17:29:45 -0000 @@ -517,18 +517,15 @@ bridge member interfaces. Allow non-IPv4, IPv6, ARP, or Reverse ARP packets through .Ar interface . .It Cm del Ar interface -Alias for -.Cm delete . -.It Cm deladdr Ar address -Delete -.Ar address -from the cache. -.It Cm delete Ar interface Remove .Ar interface from the bridge. Promiscuous mode is turned off for the interface when it is removed from the bridge. +.It Cm deladdr Ar address +Delete +.Ar address +from the cache. .It Cm delspan Ar interface Delete .Ar interface
