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diff --git a/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 b/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 index 1a5697d84229..e7d8406413bb 100644 --- a/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 +++ b/doc/docbook/wpa_supplicant.8 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "WPA_SUPPLICANT" "8" "19 February 2008" "" "" +.TH "WPA_SUPPLICANT" "8" "28 November 2008" "" "" .SH NAME wpa_supplicant \- Wi-Fi Protected Access client and IEEE 802.1X supplicant @@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ PMKSA caching .RE .SH "AVAILABLE DRIVERS" .PP -The available drivers to specify with the -D option are: +A summary of available driver backends is below. Support for each +of the driver backends is chosen at wpa_supplicant compile time. For a +list of supported driver backends that may be used with the -D option on +your system, refer to the help output of wpa_supplicant +(\fBwpa_supplicant -h\fR). .TP \fBhostap\fR (default) Host AP driver (Intersil Prism2/2.5/3). @@ -250,33 +254,47 @@ BSD 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.). \fBndis\fR Windows NDIS driver. .SH "COMMAND LINE OPTIONS" +.PP +Most command line options have global scope. Some are given per +interface, and are only valid if at least one \fB-i\fR option +is specified, otherwise they're ignored. Option groups for different +interfaces must be separated by \fB-N\fR option. +.TP +\fB-b br_ifname\fR +Optional bridge interface name. (Per interface) .TP \fB-B\fR Run daemon in the background. .TP \fB-i ifname\fR -Interface to listen on. +Interface to listen on. Multiple instances of this option can +be present, one per interface, separated by \fB-N\fR +option (see below). .TP \fB-c filename\fR -Path to configuration file. +Path to configuration file. (Per interface) .TP \fB-P PID_file\fR Path to PID file. .TP \fB-C ctrl_interface\fR -Path to ctrl_interface socket (only used if -c is not). +Path to ctrl_interface socket (Per interface. Only used if +\fB-c\fR is not). .TP \fB-g global ctrl_interface\fR -Path to global ctrl_interface socket. +Path to global ctrl_interface socket. If specified, interface +definitions may be omitted. .TP \fB-D driver\fR -Driver to use. See the available options below. +Driver to use. (Per interface, see the available options +below.) .TP \fB-f output file\fR Log output to specified file instead of stdout. .TP \fB-d\fR -Increase debugging verbosity (-dd even more). +Increase debugging verbosity (\fB-dd\fR even +more). .TP \fB-K\fR Include keys (passwords, etc.) in debug output. @@ -296,7 +314,12 @@ Help. Show a usage message. Show license (GPL and BSD). .TP \fB-q\fR -Decrease debugging verbosity (-qq even less). +Decrease debugging verbosity (\fB-qq\fR even +less). +.TP +\fB-u\fR +Enabled DBus control interface. If enabled, interface +definitions may be omitted. .TP \fB-v\fR Show version. @@ -367,9 +390,9 @@ with other versions) .TP \fBHost AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 (development snapshot/v0.2.x)\fR (http://hostap.epitest.fi/) Driver needs to be set in -Managed mode ('iwconfig wlan0 mode managed'). Please note -that station firmware version needs to be 1.7.0 or newer to -work in WPA mode. +Managed mode (\fBiwconfig wlan0 mode managed\fR). +Please note that station firmware version needs to be 1.7.0 or +newer to work in WPA mode. .TP \fBLinuxant DriverLoader\fR (http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/) @@ -506,8 +529,8 @@ can be used to enable WPA support: Add MODE="Managed" and WPA="y" to the network scheme in \fI/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts\fR\&. .PP -Add the following block to the end of 'start' action handler -in \fI/etc/pcmcia/wireless\fR: +Add the following block to the end of \fBstart\fR +action handler in \fI/etc/pcmcia/wireless\fR: .sp .RS @@ -519,8 +542,8 @@ fi .fi .RE .PP -Add the following block to the end of 'stop' action handler -(may need to be separated from other actions) in +Add the following block to the end of \fBstop\fR +action handler (may need to be separated from other actions) in \fI/etc/pcmcia/wireless\fR: .sp .RS |