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--- a/iptables/iptables-restore.8
+++ b/iptables/iptables-restore.8
@@ -20,13 +20,19 @@
.\"
.SH NAME
iptables-restore \(em Restore IP Tables
+.P
+ip6tables-restore \(em Restore IPv6 Tables
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBiptables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntv\fP] [\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP]
+.P
+\fBip6tables\-restore\fP [\fB\-chntv\fP] [\fB\-M\fP \fImodprobe\fP]
[\fB\-T\fP \fIname\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B iptables-restore
-is used to restore IP Tables from data specified on STDIN. Use
+and
+.B ip6tables-restore
+are used to restore IP and IPv6 Tables from data specified on STDIN. Use
I/O redirection provided by your shell to read from a file
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-counters\fR
@@ -35,10 +41,9 @@ restore the values of all packet and byte counters
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
Print a short option summary.
.TP
-\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-noflush\fR
-don't flush the previous contents of the table. If not specified,
-.B iptables-restore
-flushes (deletes) all previous contents of the respective table.
+\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-noflush\fR
+don't flush the previous contents of the table. If not specified,
+both commands flush (delete) all previous contents of the respective table.
.TP
\fB\-t\fP, \fB\-\-test\fP
Only parse and construct the ruleset, but do not commit it.
@@ -54,8 +59,11 @@ inspect /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe to determine the executable's path.
Restore only the named table even if the input stream contains other ones.
.SH BUGS
None known as of iptables-1.2.1 release
-.SH AUTHOR
-Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+.SH AUTHORS
+Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org> wrote iptables-restore based on code
+from Rusty Russell.
+.br
+Andras Kis-Szabo <kisza@sch.bme.hu> contributed ip6tables-restore.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBiptables\-save\fP(8), \fBiptables\fP(8)
.PP