docs/171755: wpa_supplicant(8) man page update

Yuri yuri at rawbw.com
Tue Sep 18 21:00:15 UTC 2012


>Number:         171755
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       wpa_supplicant(8) man page update
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Sep 18 21:00:14 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Yuri
>Release:        9.1-PRERELEASE
>Organization:
n/a
>Environment:
>Description:
wpa_supplicant(8) man page wasn't in sync with actual code for wpa_supplicant(8).
-e and -w options described there aren't used at all, and the number of other options weren't in the man page.

Descriptions I added are from usage() in main.c.
Please elaborate on them more in the man page if you are more familiar with them.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:


Patch attached with submission follows:

--- usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8.orig	2012-09-18 13:05:26.000000000 -0700
+++ usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.8	2012-09-18 13:46:39.000000000 -0700
@@ -87,40 +87,52 @@
 .Sh OPTIONS
 The following options are available:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl b
+Optional bridge interface name.
+.It Fl B
+Detach from the controlling terminal and run as a daemon process
+in the background.
 .It Fl d
 Enable debugging messages.
 If this option is supplied twice, more verbose messages are displayed.
-.It Fl e
-Use an external IEEE 802.1X Supplicant program and disable the
-internal Supplicant.
-This option is not normally used.
+.It Fl D
+Driver name (can be multiple drivers: nl80211,wext).
+.It Fl f
+Log output to debug file instead of stdout.
+.It Fl g
+Global ctrl_interface.
 .It Fl h
 Show help text.
+.It Fl K
+Include key information in debugging output.
+.It Fl L
+Display the license for this program on the terminal and exit.
+.It Fl N
+Start describing new interface.
+.It Fl o
+Overrides driver parameter for new interfaces.
+.It Fl O
+Override ctrl_interface parameter for new interfaces.
+.It Fl p
+Specify driver parameters.
+.It Fl P
+PID file name where the process PID is saved.
 .It Fl q
 Decrease debugging verbosity (i.e., counteract the use of the
 .Fl d
 flag).
+.It Fl u
+Enable DBus control interface.
 .It Fl s
 Send log messages through
 .Xr syslog 3
 instead of to the terminal.
+.It Fl t
+Include timestamp in debug messages.
 .It Fl v
 Display version information on the terminal and exit.
-.It Fl w
-If the specified interface is not present, wait for it to be
-added; e.g.\& a cardbus device to be inserted.
-This option is not normally used; instead,
-.Xr devd 8
-should be configured to launch
-.Nm
-when a device is created.
-.It Fl B
-Detach from the controlling terminal and run as a daemon process
-in the background.
-.It Fl K
-Include key information in debugging output.
-.It Fl L
-Display the license for this program on the terminal and exit.
+.It Fl W
+Wait for a control interface monitor before starting.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr an 4 ,


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