@@ -111,12 +111,10 @@ vi:ts=4 sw=4
<term><option>-n, --numeric</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Numeric output: Addresses and other information
- that might need network traffic to resolve to symbolic names
- are shown numerically (default behaviour). When used twice,
- internet services are translated. When used twice, internet
- services and UIDs/GIDs are also shown numerically. When used
- three times, protocol numbers are also shown numerically.
+ Show data numerically. When used once (the default behaviour), skip
+ lookup of addresses to symbolic names. Use twice to also show Internet
+ services (port numbers) numerically. Use three times to also show
+ protocols and UIDs/GIDs numerically.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ vi:ts=4 sw=4
<term><option>-N</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Translate IP addresses to DNS names.
+ Translate IP addresses to names. Usually requires network traffic for DNS lookup.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ static void show_help(const char *name)
" -i, --interactive Read input from interactive CLI\n"
"\n"
" -n, --numeric When specified once, show network addresses numerically (default behaviour).\n"
-" When specified twice, show Internet services,\n"
-" user IDs and group IDs numerically.\n"
-" When specified thrice, also show protocols numerically.\n"
+" Specify twice to also show Internet services (port numbers) numerically.\n"
+" Specify three times to also show protocols, user IDs, and group IDs numerically.\n"
" -N Translate IP addresses to names.\n"
" -a, --handle Output rule handle.\n"
" -I, --includepath <directory> Add <directory> to the paths searched for include files.\n"
"When used twice" was used twice in the manpage. :) And as Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de> pointed out, it was also incorrect for the -nn case. Update the manpage and built-in help in main.c to match actual behavior. Signed-off-by: Jon Jensen <jon@endpoint.com> --- doc/nft.xml | 12 +++++------- src/main.c | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)