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diff --git a/upstream/opensuse-tumbleweed/man5/ethers.5 b/upstream/opensuse-tumbleweed/man5/ethers.5 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e17768bd --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/opensuse-tumbleweed/man5/ethers.5 @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +.TH ETHERS 5 "2008\-10\-03" "net\-tools" "Linux System Administrator's Manual" +.SH NAME +ethers \- Ethernet address to IP number database +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fB/etc/ethers\fP contains 48 bit Ethernet addresses and their corresponding +IP numbers, one line for each IP number: +.sp +.RS +\fIEthernet\-address\fP \fIIP\-number\fP +.RE +.sp +The two items are separated by any number of SPACE and/or TAB characters. +A \fB#\fP at the beginning of a line starts a comment +which extends to the end of the line. The \fIEthernet\-address\fP is +written as +.IR x : x : x : x : x : x , +where \fIx\fP is a hexadecimal number between \fB0\fP and \fBff\fP +which represents one byte of the address, which is in network byte +order (big-endian). The \fIIP\-number\fP may be a hostname which +can be resolved by DNS or a dot separated number. +.SH EXAMPLES +08:00:20:00:61:CA pal +.SH FILES +/etc/ethers +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR arp (8), +.BR rarp (8) |