pppoe-discovery: show real usage information

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index f7954fa74e0f811c7331d0b2efa4a02a569413e0..06e945fce998080090da52837d1d3b69306c19a7 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ the gateway, when IPCP negotiation is successfully completed.
 This entry is removed when the PPP connection is broken.  This option
 is privileged if the \fInodefaultroute\fR option has been specified.
 .TP
 This entry is removed when the PPP connection is broken.  This option
 is privileged if the \fInodefaultroute\fR option has been specified.
 .TP

+.B defaultroute-metric
+Define the metric of the \fIdefaultroute\fR and only add it if there
+is no other default route with the same metric.  With the default
+value of -1, the route is only added if there is no default route at
+all.
+.TP

 .B disconnect \fIscript
 Execute the command specified by \fIscript\fR, by passing it to a
 shell, after
 .B disconnect \fIscript
 Execute the command specified by \fIscript\fR, by passing it to a
 shell, after


@@ -1073,7 +1079,13 @@ under Linux and FreeBSD 2.2.8 and later.
 .TP
 .B unit \fInum
 Sets the ppp unit number (for a ppp0 or ppp1 etc interface name) for outbound
 .TP
 .B unit \fInum
 Sets the ppp unit number (for a ppp0 or ppp1 etc interface name) for outbound

-connections.
+connections.  If the unit is already in use a dynamically allocated number will
+be used.
+.TP
+.B ifname \fIstring
+Set the ppp interface name for outbound connections.  If the interface name is
+already in use, or if the name cannot be used for any other reason, pppd will
+terminate.

 .TP
 .B unset \fIname
 Remove a variable from the environment variable for scripts that are
 .TP
 .B unset \fIname
 Remove a variable from the environment variable for scripts that are


@@ -1132,7 +1144,7 @@ the initial /dev/ is removed from the terminal name, and any remaining
 .PP
 An options file is parsed into a series of words, delimited by
 whitespace.  Whitespace can be included in a word by enclosing the
 .PP
 An options file is parsed into a series of words, delimited by
 whitespace.  Whitespace can be included in a word by enclosing the

-word in double-quotes (").  A backslash (\\) quotes the following character.
+word in double-quotes (").  A backslash (\e) quotes the following character.

 A hash (#) starts a comment, which continues until the end of the
 line.  There is no restriction on using the \fIfile\fR or \fIcall\fR
 options within an options file.
 A hash (#) starts a comment, which continues until the end of the
 line.  There is no restriction on using the \fIfile\fR or \fIcall\fR
 options within an options file.


@@ -1444,9 +1456,9 @@ OK "atdt2468135"
 .br
 "name:" "^Umyuserid"
 .br
 .br
 "name:" "^Umyuserid"
 .br

-"word:" "\\qmypassword"
+"word:" "\eqmypassword"

 .br
 .br

-"ispts" "\\q^Uppp"
+"ispts" "\eq^Uppp"

 .br
 "~\-^Uppp\-~"
 .LP
 .br
 "~\-^Uppp\-~"
 .LP