<term>
<command>reload</command>
</term>
- <listitem><para>Reload <filename>.netdev</filename> and <filename>.network</filename> files.
- If a new <filename>.netdev</filename> file is found, then the corresponding netdev is created.
- Note that even if an existing <filename>.netdev</filename> is modified or removed,
- <command>systemd-networkd</command> does not update or remove the netdev.
- If a new, modified or removed <filename>.network</filename> file is found, then all interfaces
- which match the file are reconfigured.</para>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reload <filename>.netdev</filename> and <filename>.network</filename> files.</para>
+
+ <para>If a new or modified <filename>.netdev</filename> file is found, then the corresponding
+ netdev is created or updated, respectively. Note, if the corresponding interface already exists,
+ then some of new settings may not be applied. E.g., VLAN ID cannot be changed after the interface
+ was created, so changing [VLAN] <varname>Id=</varname> will not take effect if the matching VLAN
+ interface already exists. To apply such settings, the interfaces need to be removed manually before
+ reload. Also note that even if a <filename>.netdev</filename> file is removed,
+ <command>systemd-networkd</command> does not remove the existing netdev corresponding to the file.
+ </para>
- <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v244"/></listitem>
+ <para>If a new, modified, or removed <filename>.network</filename> file is found, then all
+ interfaces that matched the file are reconfigured.</para>
+
+ <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v244"/>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>