@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int iplink_have_newlink(void);
void iplink_usage(void)
{
if (iplink_have_newlink()) {
- fprintf(stderr, "Usage: ip link add link DEV [ name ] NAME\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, "Usage: ip link add [link DEV] [ name ] NAME\n");
fprintf(stderr, " [ txqueuelen PACKETS ]\n");
fprintf(stderr, " [ address LLADDR ]\n");
fprintf(stderr, " [ broadcast LLADDR ]\n");
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void iplink_usage(void)
if (iplink_have_newlink()) {
fprintf(stderr, "\n");
- fprintf(stderr, "TYPE := { vlan | veth | vcan | dummy | ifb | macvlan | can }\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, "TYPE := { vlan | veth | vcan | dummy | ifb | macvlan | can | bridge }\n");
}
exit(-1);
}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ip \- show / manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and tunnels
.ti -8
.IR TYPE " := [ "
-.BR vlan " | " maclan " | " can " ]"
+.BR vlan " | " veth " | " vcan " | " dummy " | " ifb " | " macvlan " | " can " | " bridge ]"
.ti -8
.BI "ip link delete " DEVICE
@@ -989,13 +989,28 @@ Link types:
.in +8
.B vlan
-- 802.1q tagged virrtual LAN interface
+- 802.1q tagged virtual LAN interface
+.sp
+.B veth
+- Virtual ethernet interface
+.sp
+.B vcan
+- Virtual Local CAN interface
+.sp
+.B dummy
+- Dummy network interface
+.sp
+.B ifb
+- Intermediate Functional Block device
.sp
.B macvlan
- virtual interface base on link layer address (MAC)
.sp
.B can
- Controller Area Network interface
+.sp
+.B bridge
+- Ethernet Bridge device
.in -8
.SS ip link delete - delete virtual link
Add bridge as a supported type with 'ip link' in usage and all the missing types in 'ip' man page. Also fixed some typos. Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <sri@us.ibm.com> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html