netdev - [iproute PATCH 10/20] man: ip-link.8: Fix and improve synopsis

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Message-Id: <1456302093-697-11-git-send-email-phil@nwl.cc>
Date:	Wed, 24 Feb 2016 09:21:23 +0100
From:	Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemming@...cade.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [iproute PATCH 10/20] man: ip-link.8: Fix and improve synopsis

Reflect that it is possible to pass multiple parameters at the same
time, also use the same trick the help text uses to emphasize vf
specific parameters.

Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
---
 man/man8/ip-link.8.in | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
index 27c9a321c2af8..cc0842f01ab59 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
@@ -92,78 +92,87 @@ ip-link \- network device configuration
 .BR "ip link set " {
 .IR DEVICE " | "
 .BI "group " GROUP
-.RB "} { " up " | " down " | " arp " { " on " | " off " } |"
+.RB "} [ { " up " | " down " } ]"
 .br
-.BR promisc " { " on " | " off " } |"
+.RB "[ " arp " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.BR allmulticast " { " on " | " off " } |"
+.RB "[ " dynamic " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.BR dynamic " { " on " | " off " } |"
+.RB "[ " multicast " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.BR multicast " { " on " | " off " } |"
+.RB "[ " allmulticast " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.BR protodown " { " on " | " off " } |"
+.RB "[ " promisc " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.B  txqueuelen
-.IR PACKETS " |"
+.RB "[ " protodown " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.B  name
-.IR NEWNAME " |"
+.RB "[ " trailers " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.B  address
-.IR LLADDR " |"
-.B  broadcast
-.IR LLADDR " |"
+.RB "[ " txqueuelen
+.IR PACKETS " ]"
 .br
-.B  mtu
-.IR MTU " |"
+.RB "[ " name
+.IR NEWNAME " ]"
 .br
-.B  netns
-.IR PID " |"
+.RB "[ " address
+.IR LLADDR " ]"
 .br
-.B  netns
-.IR NETNSNAME " |"
+.RB "[ " broadcast
+.IR LLADDR " ]"
 .br
-.B alias
-.IR NAME  " |"
+.RB "[ " mtu
+.IR MTU " ]"
 .br
-.B vf
+.RB "[ " netns " {"
+.IR PID " | " NETNSNAME " } ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " link-netnsid
+.IR ID " ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " alias
+.IR NAME  " ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " vf
 .IR NUM " ["
 .B  mac
-.IR LLADDR " ] ["
-.B vlan
+.IR LLADDR " ]"
+.br
+.in +9
+.RB "[ " vlan
 .IR VLANID " [ "
 .B qos
-.IR VLAN-QOS " ] ] ["
-.B rate
-.IR TXRATE " ] ["
-.B max_tx_rate
-.IR TXRATE " ] ["
-.B min_tx_rate
-.IR TXRATE " ] ["
-.B spoofchk { on | off } ] [
-.B state { auto | enable | disable}
-] |
+.IR VLAN-QOS " ] ]"
 .br
-.B master
-.IR DEVICE " |"
+.RB "[ " rate
+.IR TXRATE " ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " max_tx_rate
+.IR TXRATE " ]"
 .br
-.B nomaster " |"
+.RB "[ " min_tx_rate
+.IR TXRATE " ]"
 .br
-.B addrgenmode { eui64 | none | stable_secret | random }
+.RB "[ " spoofchk " { " on " | " off " } ]"
 .br
-.B link-netnsid ID
-.BR " }"
+.RB "[ " state " { " auto " | " enable " | " disable " } ] ]"
+.br
+.in -9
+.RB "[ " master
+.IR DEVICE " ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " nomaster " ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " addrgenmode " { " eui64 " | " none " | " stable_secret " | " random " } ]"
 
 
 .ti -8
 .B ip link show
 .RI "[ " DEVICE " | "
 .B group
-.IR GROUP " | "
-.BR up " | "
+.IR GROUP " ] ["
+.BR up " ] ["
 .B master
-.IR DEVICE " | "
+.IR DEVICE " ] ["
 .B type
 .IR TYPE " ]"
 
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