From 0cb4c5107ce83b8a22b7664eed88dcd9cb258ebc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Hutchings Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 22:02:22 +0000 Subject: ethtool.8: Improve description of --test option There were numerous grammatical errors in these descriptions, combined with poor formatting. Describe each mode under a separate heading. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings --- ethtool.8.in | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'ethtool.8.in') diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in index 0e09b74..d8f2725 100644 --- a/ethtool.8.in +++ b/ethtool.8.in @@ -497,14 +497,16 @@ statistics. .B \-t \-\-test Executes adapter selftest on the specified network device. Possible test modes are: .TP -.RI \*(SD -defines test type: .B offline -(default) means to perform full set of tests possibly causing normal operation interruption during the tests, +Perform full set of tests, possibly interrupting normal operation +during the tests, +.TP .B online -means to perform limited set of tests do not interrupting normal adapter operation, +Perform limited set of tests, not interrupting normal operation, +.TP .B external_lb -means to perform external-loopback test in addition to other offline tests. +Perform full set of tests, as for \fBoffline\fR, and additionally an +external-loopback test. .TP .B \-s \-\-change Allows changing some or all settings of the specified network device. -- cgit v1.2.1