fix a couple of bugs reported on the linux-ppp list:

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index b37869d9c4223a5044c4f13cce25a39503c7dd85..baf3da501524368518aaa1316bc48f3e33757f06 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.4
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.4

-.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.53 2000/08/01 01:47:04 paulus Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.56 2001/03/09 01:01:26 paulus Exp $

 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph
 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph


@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Request that the peer compress packets that it sends, using the
 Deflate scheme, with a maximum window size of \fI2**nr\fR bytes, and
 agree to compress packets sent to the peer with a maximum window size
 of \fI2**nt\fR bytes.  If \fInt\fR is not specified, it defaults to
 Deflate scheme, with a maximum window size of \fI2**nr\fR bytes, and
 agree to compress packets sent to the peer with a maximum window size
 of \fI2**nt\fR bytes.  If \fInt\fR is not specified, it defaults to

-the value given for \fInr\fR.  Values in the range 8 to 15 may be used
+the value given for \fInr\fR.  Values in the range 9 to 15 may be used

 for \fInr\fR and \fInt\fR; larger values give better compression but
 consume more kernel memory for compression dictionaries.
 Alternatively, a value of 0 for \fInr\fR or \fInt\fR disables
 for \fInr\fR and \fInt\fR; larger values give better compression but
 consume more kernel memory for compression dictionaries.
 Alternatively, a value of 0 for \fInr\fR or \fInt\fR disables


@@ -298,6 +298,19 @@ specify \fIdomain Quotron.COM\fR.  Pppd would then use the name
 and as the default name to send to the peer when authenticating itself
 to the peer.  This option is privileged.
 .TP
 and as the default name to send to the peer when authenticating itself
 to the peer.  This option is privileged.
 .TP

+.B dryrun
+With the \fBdryrun\fR option, pppd will print out all the option
+values which have been set and then exit, after parsing the command
+line and options files and checking the option values, but before
+initiating the link.  The option values are logged at level info, and
+also printed to standard output unless the device on standard output
+is the device that pppd would be using to communicate with the peer.
+.TP
+.B dump
+With the \fBdump\fR option, pppd will print out all the option values
+which have been set.  This option is like the \fBdryrun\fR option
+except that pppd proceeds as normal rather than exiting.
+.TP

 .B endpoint \fI<epdisc>
 Sets the endpoint discriminator sent by the local machine to the peer
 during multilink negotiation to \fI<epdisc>\fR.  The default is to use
 .B endpoint \fI<epdisc>
 Sets the endpoint discriminator sent by the local machine to the peer
 during multilink negotiation to \fI<epdisc>\fR.  The default is to use


@@ -621,10 +634,10 @@ requests from pppd for CCP negotiation.
 .B nocrtscts
 Disable hardware flow control (i.e. RTS/CTS) on the serial port.
 If neither the \fIcrtscts\fR nor the \fInocrtscts\fR nor the
 .B nocrtscts
 Disable hardware flow control (i.e. RTS/CTS) on the serial port.
 If neither the \fIcrtscts\fR nor the \fInocrtscts\fR nor the

-\fIcdtrcts\fR nor the \fInodtrcts\fR option is given, the hardware
+\fIcdtrcts\fR nor the \fInocdtrcts\fR option is given, the hardware

 flow control setting for the serial port is left unchanged.
 .TP
 flow control setting for the serial port is left unchanged.
 .TP

-.B nodtrcts
+.B nocdtrcts

 This option is a synonym for \fInocrtscts\fR. Either of these options will
 disable both forms of hardware flow control.
 .TP
 This option is a synonym for \fInocrtscts\fR. Either of these options will
 disable both forms of hardware flow control.
 .TP