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author | Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de> | 2012-12-25 13:11:27 +0000 |
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committer | Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> | 2013-01-07 02:26:16 +0100 |
commit | db1414ece88a798ac3f8878875ec3393a917871f (patch) | |
tree | 1bbbe9c64ad894b97bc89426850651994896791c /iptables/iptables.8.in | |
parent | 85346f6e406207f85550f1b7b4f61b22a8e38fbb (diff) |
doc: mention -m in the manpage
Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/iptables/iptables.8.in b/iptables/iptables.8.in index d6b409d0..8d657647 100644 --- a/iptables/iptables.8.in +++ b/iptables/iptables.8.in @@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ See the description of the \fB\-s\fP (source) flag for a detailed description of the syntax. The flag \fB\-\-dst\fP is an alias for this option. .TP +\fB\-m\fP, \fB\-\-match\fP \fImatch\fP +Specifies a match to use, that is, an extension module that tests for a +specific property. The set of matches make up the condition under which a +target is invoked. Matches are evaluated first to last as specified on the +command line and work in short-circuit fashion, i.e. if one extension yields +false, evaluation will stop. +.TP \fB\-j\fP, \fB\-\-jump\fP \fItarget\fP This specifies the target of the rule; i.e., what to do if the packet matches it. The target can be a user-defined chain (other than the |