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authorJiří Klimeš <jklimes@redhat.com>2011-08-02 15:25:40 +0200
committerJiří Klimeš <jklimes@redhat.com>2011-08-02 15:25:40 +0200
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man: updated man pages
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-rw-r--r--man/NetworkManager.8.in33
-rw-r--r--man/NetworkManager.conf.5.in66
2 files changed, 82 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.8.in b/man/NetworkManager.8.in
index c5f44513d8..127c72bf37 100644
--- a/man/NetworkManager.8.in
+++ b/man/NetworkManager.8.in
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
.\" NetworkManager(8) manual page
.\"
-.\" Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+.\" Copyright (C) 2005 - 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
.\" Copyright (C) 2005 - 2009 Novell, Inc.
.\" Copyright (C) 2005 Robert Love
.\"
-.TH NETWORKMANAGER "8" "January 29, 2010"
+.TH NETWORKMANAGER "8" "2 August 2011"
.SH NAME
NetworkManager \- network management daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B NetworkManager [\-\-version] [\-\-no\-daemon] [\-\-pid\-file=<filename>] [\-\-state\-file=<filename>] [\-\-config=<filename>] [\-\-plugins=<plugin1>,plugin2>,...] [\-\-log\-level=<level>] [\-\-log\-domains=<domain1>,<domain2>,...]
+.B NetworkManager [\-\-version] | [\-\-help]
+.PP
+.B NetworkManager [\-\-no\-daemon] [\-\-pid\-file=<filename>] [\-\-state\-file=<filename>] [\-\-config=<filename>] [\-\-plugins=<plugin1>,plugin2>,...] [\-\-log\-level=<level>] [\-\-log\-domains=<domain1>,<domain2>,...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fINetworkManager\fP daemon attempts to make networking configuration and
operation as painless and automatic as possible by managing the primary network
@@ -21,10 +23,22 @@ settings and operation.
.P
NetworkManager will execute scripts in the /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d
directory in alphabetical order in response to network events. Each script
-should be (a) a regular file, (b) owned by root, (c) not writable by group or
-other, (d) not set-uid, (e) and executable by the owner. Each script receives
-two arguments, the first being the interface name of the device just activated,
-and second an action.
+should be:
+.IP "(a)" 4
+a regular file
+.IP "(b)" 4
+owned by root
+.IP "(c)" 4
+not writable by group or other
+.IP "(d)" 4
+not set-uid
+.IP "(e)" 4
+and executable by the owner
+.PP
+Each script receives two arguments, the first being the interface name of the
+device just activated, and second an action.
+.PP
+Actions:
.TP
.I "up"
The interface has been activated. The environment contains more information
@@ -64,6 +78,9 @@ The following options are supported:
.I "\-\-version"
Print the NetworkManager software version and exit.
.TP
+.I "\-\-help"
+Print NetworkManager's available options and exit.
+.TP
.I "\-\-no\-daemon"
Do not daemonize. This is useful for debugging, and directs log output to the
controlling terminal in addition to syslog.
@@ -113,5 +130,7 @@ When set to anything, causes NetworkManager to turn on PPP debugging in pppd,
which logs all PPP and PPTP frames and client/server exchanges.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR nm\-tool (1),
+.BR nm\-online (1),
+.BR nmcli (1),
.BR NetworkManager.conf (5).
diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.5.in b/man/NetworkManager.conf.5.in
index d047f39391..9fe722c4c9 100644
--- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.5.in
+++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.5.in
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
.\" NetworkManager.conf(5) manual page
.\"
-.\" Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+.\" Copyright (C) 2010 - 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
.\"
-.TH "NetworkManager.conf" "5" "23 November 2010" ""
+.TH "NetworkManager.conf" "5" "2 August 2011" ""
.SH NAME
NetworkManager.conf \- NetworkManager configuration file
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ is a configuration file for NetworkManager. It is used to set up various
aspects of NetworkManager's behavior. The location of
the file may be changed through use of the "\-\-config=" argument for
\fBNetworkManager\fP (8).
-
-It is not necessary to restart NetworkManager when making changes, as the
-configuration file is watched for changes and reloaded automatically when necessary.
.SH "FILE FORMAT"
.P
The configuration file format is so-called key file (sort of ini-style format).
@@ -163,12 +160,61 @@ warning messages.
The following log domains are available: [NONE, HW, RFKILL, ETHER, WIFI, BT, MB,
DHCP4, DHCP6, PPP, WIFI_SCAN, IP4, IP6, AUTOIP4, DNS, VPN, SHARING, SUPPLICANT,
AGENTS, SETTINGS, SUSPEND, CORE, DEVICE, OLPC, WIMAX]. When "NONE" is given by
-itself, logging is disabled. MB = Mobile Broadband, AGENTS = secret agents
-operations and communication, SETTINGS = settings/config service operations,
-OLPC = OLPC Mesh device operations, CORE = core daemon operations, DEVICE =
-activation and general interface operations.
+itself, logging is disabled.
+.PP
+.RS
+HW = Hardware related operations
+.br
+RFKILL = RFKill subsystem operations
+.br
+ETHER = Ethernet device operations
+.br
+WIFI = Wi-Fi device operations
+.br
+BT = Bluetooth
+.br
+MB = Mobile Broadband
+.br
+DHCP4 = DHCP for IPv4
+.br
+DHCP6 = DHCP for IPv6
+.br
+PPP = Point-to-point protocol operations
+.br
+WIFI_SCAN = Wi-Fi scanning operations
+.br
+IP4 = Domain for IPv4 logging
+.br
+IP6 = Domain for IPv6 logging
+.br
+AUTOIP4 = AutoIP (avahi) operations
+.br
+DNS = Domain Name System related operations
+.br
+VPN = Virtual Private Network connections and operaions
+.br
+SHARING = Connection sharing
+.br
+SUPPLICANT = WPA supplicant related operations
+.br
+AGENTS = Secret agents operations and communication
+.br
+SETTINGS = Settings/config service operations
+.br
+SUSPEND = Suspend/resume
+.br
+CORE = Core daemon operations
+.br
+DEVICE = Activation and general interface operations
+.br
+OLPC = OLPC Mesh device operations
+.br
+WIMAX = Wimax device operations
+.br
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/SystemSettings
.sp
.BR NetworkManager (8),
-.BR nm\-tool (1).
+.BR nmcli (1),
+.BR nm\-tool (1),
+.BR nm\-online (1).