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IFTAB(5)							      IFTAB(5)

NAME
       iftab - network interface configuration file

SYNOPSIS
       etcftab

DESCRIPTION
       /etc/rc.net reads etciftab to determine what configuration commands are
       to be applied to	 the  machine's	 network  interfaces.	Each  line  in
       etciftab is a rule that begins with an interface pattern, followed by a
       protocol/address family and then by a set of parameters	passed	either
       to  etcifconfig,	 or to the command line for execution.	Each interface
       present on the machine will be matched against the  interface  patterns
       in  this	 file and the first one found for each unique protocol/address
       familiy will be executed.

       The interface name can use asterisks (*) to match any  substring.   The
       protocoladdress family can be any string.  The rest of the line will be
       passed to etcifconfig unless it is preceeded by	an  exclamation	 point
       (!).  An	 excalmation  point  indicates	that  the rest of line will be
       executed as a command, and the variable $if  refers  to	the  interface
       name to be configured.

       An interface name of ``-1-'' will match the primary interface.

       An argument string of ``-HOSTCONFIG-'' will redirect /etc/rc.net to get
       the network configuration from the /etc/hostconfig file.

       To disable an interface, enter a line with the name  of	the  interface
       and an action of ``!false'' (or any command that is a no-op).

SEE ALSO
       hostconfig(8), ifconfig(8C), rc(8)

NeXT Computer, Inc.	       September 9, 1994		      IFTAB(5)

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