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update multiport manpage

PATCH Applied Phil Oester 2 participants 2 messages May 18, 2005 – Jun 11, 2005 netfilter

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PATCH 1/1 update multiport manpage

Since 1.3.2 is hopefully around the corner (hint,hint) the multiport manpage should be updated to reflect reality.

Phil

extensions/libip6t_multiport.man +5 -4
diff -ru iptables-1.3.1/extensions/libip6t_multiport.man iptables-new/extensions/libip6t_multiport.man
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 This module matches a set of source or destination ports.  Up to 15
-ports can be specified.  It can only be used in conjunction with
+ports can be specified.  A port range (port:port) counts as two
+ports.  It can only be used in conjunction with
 .B "-p tcp"
 or
 .BR "-p udp" .
 .TP
-.BR "--source-ports " "\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP...]]"
+.BR "--source-ports " "\fI[!] port\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport:port\fP...]]"
 Match if the source port is one of the given ports.  The flag
 .B --sports
 is a convenient alias for this option.
 .TP
-.BR "--destination-ports " "\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP...]]"
+.BR "--destination-ports " "\fI[!] port\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport:port\fP...]]"
 Match if the destination port is one of the given ports.  The flag
 .B --dports
 is a convenient alias for this option.
 .TP
-.BR "--ports " "\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP...]]"
+.BR "--ports " "\fI[!] port\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport:port\fP...]]"
 Match if the both the source and destination ports are equal to each
 other and to one of the given ports.
extensions/libipt_multiport.man +5 -4
diff -ru iptables-1.3.1/extensions/libipt_multiport.man iptables-new/extensions/libipt_multiport.man
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 This module matches a set of source or destination ports.  Up to 15
-ports can be specified.  It can only be used in conjunction with
+ports can be specified.  A port range (port:port) counts as two
+ports.  It can only be used in conjunction with
 .B "-p tcp"
 or
 .BR "-p udp" .
 .TP
-.BR "--source-ports " "\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP...]]"
+.BR "--source-ports " "\fI[!] port\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport:port\fP...]]"
 Match if the source port is one of the given ports.  The flag
 .B --sports
 is a convenient alias for this option.
 .TP
-.BR "--destination-ports " "\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP...]]"
+.BR "--destination-ports " "\fI[!] port\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport:port\fP...]]"
 Match if the destination port is one of the given ports.  The flag
 .B --dports
 is a convenient alias for this option.
 .TP
-.BR "--ports " "\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport\fP...]]"
+.BR "--ports " "\fI[!] port\fP[,\fIport\fP[,\fIport:port\fP...]]"
 Match if the both the source and destination ports are equal to each
 other and to one of the given ports.
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Quoted 2 lines · Phil Oester

Since 1.3.2 is hopefully around the corner (hint,hint) the multiport manpage should be updated to reflect reality.

Applied, thanks Phil.