man: document that .link/.network/.netdev files have the usual ini syntax

Fixes #1266.
2020-03-03 19:11:59 +01:00
parent 870d38dca9
commit d4de2b2aff
4 changed files with 21 additions and 6 deletions
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@
  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

-    <para>Network setup is performed by
+    <para>A plain ini-style text file that encodes network configuration for matching network interfaces,
+    used by
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
-    </para>
+    See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.syntax</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    for a general description of the syntax.</para>

    <para>The main network file must have the extension <filename>.network</filename>; other
    extensions are ignored. Networks are applied to links whenever the links appear.</para>