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-.\" $OpenBSD: pflog.4,v 1.4 2003/09/22 04:53:15 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: pflog.4,v 1.7 2004/03/21 19:47:59 miod Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Tobias Weingartner
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -30,19 +30,20 @@
.Nm pflog
.Nd packet filter logging interface
.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Sy pseudo-device Nm pflog Em <number>
+.Cd "pseudo-device pflog"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm pflog
-interface is the interface the packet filter,
-.Xr pf 4 ,
-copies all the packets to which it has been configured to log.
-In this way, all logged packets can easily be monitored in real
+interface is a pseudo-device which makes visible all packets logged by
+the packet filter,
+.Xr pf 4 .
+Logged packets can easily be monitored in real
time by invoking
.Xr tcpdump 8
on the
.Nm
-interface.
+interface, or stored to disk using
+.Xr pflogd 8 .
.Pp
Each packet retrieved on this interface has a header associated
with it of length