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Diffstat (limited to 'ethtool.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | ethtool.8 | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ ethtool \- Display or change ethernet card settings .B ethtool \-d|\-\-register\-dump .I ethX .B2 raw on off +.RB [ file +.IR name ] .B ethtool \-e|\-\-eeprom\-dump .I ethX @@ -244,7 +246,16 @@ queries the specified ethernet device for associated driver information. .TP .B \-d \-\-register\-dump retrieves and prints a register dump for the specified ethernet device. -When raw is enabled, then it dumps the raw register data to stdout. +The register format for some devices is known and decoded others +are printed in hex. +When +.I raw +is enabled, then it dumps the raw register data to stdout. +If +.I file +is specified, then use contents of previous raw register dump, rather +than reading from the device. + .TP .B \-e \-\-eeprom\-dump retrieves and prints an EEPROM dump for the specified ethernet device. |