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-rw-r--r--iptables/iptables.8.in6
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/iptables/iptables.8.in b/iptables/iptables.8.in
index c6115563..8ef222e5 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables.8.in
+++ b/iptables/iptables.8.in
@@ -224,10 +224,8 @@ any rules. If no argument is given, it will attempt to delete every
non-builtin chain in the table.
.TP
\fB\-P\fP, \fB\-\-policy\fP \fIchain target\fP
-Set the policy for the chain to the given target. See the section \fBTARGETS\fP
-for the legal targets. Only built-in (non-user-defined) chains can have
-policies, and neither built-in nor user-defined chains can be policy
-targets.
+Set the policy for the built-in (non-user-defined) chain to the given target.
+The policy target must be either \fBACCEPT\fP or \fBDROP\fP.
.TP
\fB\-E\fP, \fB\-\-rename\-chain\fP \fIold\-chain new\-chain\fP
Rename the user specified chain to the user supplied name. This is