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author | Duncan Roe <duncan_roe@optusnet.com.au> | 2018-09-21 11:54:27 +1000 |
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committer | Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> | 2018-09-21 10:13:30 +0200 |
commit | b0d3f3d95c51f506787719021f3dcba5da687dcb (patch) | |
tree | 4a053fc83f2e08d7bf080cb0b394e854e53c0a52 | |
parent | 5b35fb3132b1fa4348266139661ffa21a5a5ae0d (diff) |
doc: Re-work RULES:add/insert/replace to read better.
It was tempting to remove "position" from the synopsis,
but have left that for another patch.
Signed-off-by: Duncan Roe <duncan_roe@optusnet.com.au>
Acked-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
-rw-r--r-- | doc/nft.txt | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/nft.txt b/doc/nft.txt index 9d04e435..2a76a6cc 100644 --- a/doc/nft.txt +++ b/doc/nft.txt @@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ concurrent ruleset change happens after the translation was done: The effective rule index might change if a rule was inserted or deleted before the referred one. If the referred rule was deleted, the command is rejected by the kernel just as if an invalid 'handle' was given. +The old name "position" in place of "handle" is deprecated +and should not be used anymore. A 'comment' is a single word or a double-quoted (") multi-word string which can be used to make notes regarding the actual rule. *Note:* If you use bash for @@ -418,13 +420,11 @@ servers\") [horizontal] *add*:: Add a new rule described by the list of statements. The -rule is appended to the given chain unless a position is specified, in which -case the rule is appended to the rule given by the 'handle'. The alternative -name position is deprecated and should not be used anymore. -*insert*:: Similar to the *add* command, but the rule is prepended to the -beginning of the chain or before the rule with the given 'handle'. -*replace*:: Similar to the add command, but the rule replaces the specified -rule. +rule is appended to the given chain unless a location is specified, in which +case the rule is inserted after the specified rule. +*insert*:: Same as *add* except the rule is inserted at the +beginning of the chain or before the specified rule. +*replace*:: Similar to *add*, but the rule replaces the specified rule. *delete*:: Delete the specified rule. .*add a rule to ip table input chain* |