-.TH IFCONFIG 8 "2005-06-30" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IFCONFIG 8 "2007-11-07" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
ifconfig \- configure a network interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B eth0:0
for the first alias of eth0. You can use them to assign a second address. To
delete an alias interface use
-.B ifconfig eth0:0 down
-. Note: for every scope (i.e. same net with address/netmask combination) all
+.BR "ifconfig eth0:0 down" .
+Note: for every scope (i.e. same net with address/netmask combination) all
aliases are deleted, if you delete the first (primary).
.TP
.B up