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| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/ping/ping.8 | 20 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.8 b/sbin/ping/ping.8 index dd17725608eb7..22da1453162d0 100644 --- a/sbin/ping/ping.8 +++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8 @@ -131,12 +131,11 @@ datagrams have an IPv6 header and .Tn ICMPv6 header formatted as documented in RFC 2463. .Pp -When invoked with a hostname, the version to which the target is -resolved first is used. In that case, the options and arguments used -must be valid for the specific IP version, otherwise +When invoked with a hostname, the version to which the target is resolved first is used. +In that case, the options and arguments used must be valid for the specific IP version, otherwise .Nm -exits with an error. If the target is resolved to both IPv4 and IPv6, -the specific IP version can be requested by +exits with an error. +If the target is resolved to both IPv4 and IPv6, the specific IP version can be requested by .Fl 4 or .Fl 6 @@ -210,15 +209,14 @@ option. .It Fl I Ar iface For an IPv4 target, .Ar iface -is an IP address indentifying an interface from which the packets will -be sent. This flag applies only if the ping target is a multicast -address. +is an IP address indentifying an interface from which the packets will be sent. +This flag applies only if the ping target is a multicast address. .Pp For an IPv6 target, .Ar iface -is a name of an interface (e.g. `em0') from which the packets will be -sent. This flag applies if the ping target is a multicast address, or -link-local/site-local unicast address. +is a name of an interface (e.g. `em0') from which the packets will be sent. +This flag applies if the ping target is a multicast address, or link-local/site-local +unicast address. .It Fl i Ar wait Wait .Ar wait |