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diff --git a/iptables.8.in b/iptables.8.in index 9904c48d..8ebedb82 100644 --- a/iptables.8.in +++ b/iptables.8.in @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ a `target', which may be a jump to a user-defined chain in the same table. .SH TARGETS -A firewall rule specifies criteria for a packet, and a target. If the +A firewall rule specifies criteria for a packet and a target. If the packet does not match, the next rule in the chain is the examined; if it does match, then the next rule is specified by the value of the target, which can be the name of a user-defined chain or one of the @@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ The options that are recognized by .B iptables can be divided into several different groups. .SS COMMANDS -These options specify the specific action to perform. Only one of them -can be specified on the command line unless otherwise specified -below. For all the long versions of the command and option names, you +These options specify the desired action to perform. Only one of them +can be specified on the command line unless otherwise stated +below. For long versions of the command and option names, you need to use only enough letters to ensure that .B iptables can differentiate it from all other options. @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fail. Rules are numbered starting at 1. .TP .BR "-L, --list " "[\fIchain\fP]" List all rules in the selected chain. If no chain is selected, all -chains are listed. As every other iptables command, it applies to the +chains are listed. Like every other iptables command, it applies to the specified table (filter is the default), so NAT rules get listed by .nf iptables -t nat -n -L |