@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int brlink_modify(int argc, char **argv)
state = strtol(*argv, &endptr, 10);
if (!(**argv != '\0' && *endptr == '\0')) {
for (state = 0; state < nstates; state++)
- if (strcmp(port_states[state], *argv) == 0)
+ if (strcasecmp(port_states[state], *argv) == 0)
break;
if (state == nstates) {
fprintf(stderr,
@@ -293,16 +293,16 @@ droot port selectio algorithms.
.TP
.BI state " STATE "
-the operation state of the port. Except state 0 (disabled),
+the operation state of the port. Except state 0 (disable STP),
this is primarily used by user space STP/RSTP
-implementation. One may enter a lowercased port state name, or one of the
+implementation. One may enter port state name (case insensitive), or one of the
numbers below. Negative inputs are ignored, and unrecognized names return an
error.
.B 0
-- port is in
+- port is in STP
.B DISABLED
-state. Make this port completely inactive. This is also called
+state. Make this port completely inactive for STP. This is also called
BPDU filter and could be used to disable STP on an untrusted port, like
a leaf virtual devices.
.sp
Improve use experience Signed-off-by: Bastien Roucariès <rouca@debian.org> --- bridge/link.c | 2 +- man/man8/bridge.8 | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)