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diff --git a/iptables.8.in b/iptables.8.in index b9d63838..7754c8c9 100644 --- a/iptables.8.in +++ b/iptables.8.in @@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ tables of IPv4 packet filter rules in the Linux kernel. Several different tables may be defined. Each table contains a number of built-in chains and may also contain user-defined chains. - +.PP Each chain is a list of rules which can match a set of packets. Each rule specifies what to do with a packet that matches. This is called 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 packet does not match, the next rule in the chain is the examined; if @@ -342,7 +341,7 @@ module. You can specify multiple extended match modules in one line, and you can use the \fB-h\fP or \fB--help\fP options after the module has been specified to receive help specific to that module. - +.PP The following are included in the base package, and most of these can be preceded by a "\fB!\fP" to invert the sense of the match. .\" @MATCH@ |