summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/iptables.8.in
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'iptables.8.in')
-rw-r--r--iptables.8.in10
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/iptables.8.in b/iptables.8.in
index 118c50ca..0288c173 100644
--- a/iptables.8.in
+++ b/iptables.8.in
@@ -296,10 +296,18 @@ one this rule is in), one of the special builtin targets which decide
the fate of the packet immediately, or an extension (see
.B EXTENSIONS
below). If this
-option is omitted in a rule, then matching the rule will have no
+option is omitted in a rule (and
+.B -g
+is not used), then matching the rule will have no
effect on the packet's fate, but the counters on the rule will be
incremented.
.TP
+.BI "-g, --goto " "chain"
+This specifies that the processing should continue in a user
+specified chain. Unlike the --jump option return will not continue
+processing in this chain but instead in the chain that called us via
+--jump.
+.TP
.BR "-i, --in-interface " "[!] \fIname\fP"
Name of an interface via which a packet was received (only for
packets entering the