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diff --git a/iptables.8.in b/iptables.8.in index f36d220e..4b97bc3d 100644 --- a/iptables.8.in +++ b/iptables.8.in @@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ .SH NAME iptables \(em administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT .SH SYNOPSIS -\fBiptables\fP [\fB\-t\fP \fItable\fP] {\fB\-A\fP|\fB\-D\fP} \fIchain\fP \fIrule-specification\fP +\fBiptables\fP [\fB\-t\fP \fItable\fP] {\fB\-A\fP|\fB\-C\fP|\fB\-D\fP} +\fIchain\fP \fIrule-specification\fP .PP \fBiptables\fP [\fB\-t\fP \fItable\fP] \fB\-I\fP \fIchain\fP [\fIrulenum\fP] \fIrule-specification\fP .PP @@ -144,6 +145,12 @@ Append one or more rules to the end of the selected chain. When the source and/or destination names resolve to more than one address, a rule will be added for each possible address combination. .TP +\fB\-C\fP, \fB\-\-check\fP \fIchain rule-specification\fP +Check whether a rule matching the specification does exist in the +selected chain. This command uses the same logic as \fB\-D\fP to +find a matching entry, but does not alter the existing iptables +configuration and uses its exit code to indicate success or failure. +.TP \fB\-D\fP, \fB\-\-delete\fP \fIchain rule-specification\fP .ns .TP |