Module Name: src
Committed By: jym
Date: Thu Apr 7 00:22:59 UTC 2011
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man5: ifconfig.if.5
Log Message:
Be more precise on the chars accepted for xxN in /etc/ifconfig.xxN
filenames, and ifconfig_xxN variables inside rc.conf(5).
Should fix PR misc/39376.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.14 -r1.15 src/share/man/man5/ifconfig.if.5
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/share/man/man5/ifconfig.if.5
diff -u src/share/man/man5/ifconfig.if.5:1.14 src/share/man/man5/ifconfig.if.5:1.15
--- src/share/man/man5/ifconfig.if.5:1.14 Sun Sep 26 18:52:04 2010
+++ src/share/man/man5/ifconfig.if.5 Thu Apr 7 00:22:59 2011
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: ifconfig.if.5,v 1.14 2010/09/26 18:52:04 apb Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: ifconfig.if.5,v 1.15 2011/04/07 00:22:59 jym Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Matthew R. Green
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd September 26, 2010
+.Dd April 7, 2011
.Dt IFCONFIG.IF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@
file for the
.Sy fxp0
interface).
+Only characters allowed in
+.Xr sh 1
+variables names should be used for
+.Ar nnX
+.Po Xr ascii 7
+uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and underscore
+.Pc .
+.Pp
The variable or file will get evaluated only if the interface exists on
the system.
Multiple lines can be placed in a variable or file, and will be
