From 743166a2c8dd88bce7ab3a714b79d393556562a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ted Lemon Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 16:38:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Correct documentation of append and prepend statements. --- client/dhclient.conf.5 | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/client/dhclient.conf.5 b/client/dhclient.conf.5 index c5af648cf..691908193 100644 --- a/client/dhclient.conf.5 +++ b/client/dhclient.conf.5 @@ -259,14 +259,15 @@ statement. \fBprepend { [ \fIoption declaration\fR ] [\fB,\fI ... \fIoption declaration\fR ]\fB}\fR .PP -If for some set of options the client should first a value it -supplies, and then use the values supplied by +If for some set of options the client should use a value you +supply, and then use the values supplied by the server, if any, these values can be defined in the .B prepend statement. The .B prepend statement can only be used for options which -allow more than one value to be given. +allow more than one value to be given. This restriction is not +enforced - if violated, the results are unpredictable. .PP .I The .B append @@ -275,14 +276,15 @@ allow more than one value to be given. \fBappend { [ \fIoption declaration\fR ] [\fB,\fI ... \fIoption declaration\fR ]\fB}\fR .PP -If for some set of options the client should first a value it -supplies, and then use the values supplied by -the server, if any, these values can be defined in the +If for some set of options the client should first use the values +supplied by the server, if any, and then use values you supply, these +values can be defined in the .B append statement. The .B append statement can only be used for options which -allow more than one value to be given. +allow more than one value to be given. This restriction is not +enforced - if you ignore it, the behaviour will be unpredictable. .SH LEASE DECLARATIONS .PP .I The -- 2.47.3