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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml index 7ec4f7f0e7..f2aac9282c 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2009</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -34,94 +34,70 @@ </description> <funcs> <func> - <name>dns_hostname(Host) -> {ok, Name} | {error, Host}</name> + <name name="dns_hostname" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Official name of a host</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Host = atom() | string()</v> - <v>Name = string()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Returns the official name of <c>Host</c>, or - <c>{error, Host}</c> if no such name is found. See also + <p>Returns the official name of <c><anno>Host</anno></c>, or + <c>{error, <anno>Host</anno>}</c> if no such name is found. See also <c>inet(3)</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>host_file() -> Hosts | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="host_file" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Read the <c>.hosts.erlang</c>file</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Hosts = [Host]</v> - <v> Host = atom()</v> - <v>Reason = term()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Reads the <c>.hosts.erlang</c> file, see the section <em>Files</em> below. Returns the hosts in this file as a - list, or returns <c>{error, Reason}</c> if the file could not - be read. See <c>file(3)</c> for possible values of - <c>Reason</c>.</p> + list, or returns <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c> if the file could not + be read or the Erlang terms on the file could not be interpreted.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>localhost() -> Name</name> + <name name="localhost" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Name of the local host</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Name = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the name of the local host. If Erlang was started - with the <c>-name</c> command line flag, <c>Name</c> is + with the <c>-name</c> command line flag, <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is the fully qualified name.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>names() -> {ok, [{Name, Port}]} | {error, Reason}</name> - <name>names(Host) -> {ok, [{Name, Port}]} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="names" arity="0"/> + <name name="names" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Names of Erlang nodes at a host</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Name = string()</v> - <v>Port = int()</v> - <v>Reason = address | term()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Similar to <c>epmd -names</c>, see <c>epmd(1)</c>. - <c>Host</c> defaults to the local host. Returns the names and + <c><anno>Host</anno></c> defaults to the local host. Returns the names and associated port numbers of the Erlang nodes that <c>epmd</c> at the specified host has registered.</p> <p>Returns <c>{error, address}</c> if <c>epmd</c> is not - running. See <c>inet(3)</c> for other possible values of - <c>Reason</c>.</p> + running.</p> <pre> (arne@dunn)1> <input>net_adm:names().</input> {ok,[{"arne",40262}]}</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>ping(Node) -> pong | pang</name> + <name name="ping" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Set up a connection to a node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Tries to set up a connection to <c>Node</c>. Returns + <p>Tries to set up a connection to <c><anno>Node</anno></c>. Returns <c>pang</c> if it fails, or <c>pong</c> if it is successful.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>world() -> [node()]</name> - <name>world(Arg) -> [node()]</name> + <name name="world" arity="0"/> + <name name="world" arity="1"/> + <type name="verbosity"/> <fsummary>Lookup and connect to all nodes at all hosts in <c>.hosts.erlang</c></fsummary> - <type> - <v>Arg = silent | verbose</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function calls <c>names(Host)</c> for all hosts which are specified in the Erlang host file <c>.hosts.erlang</c>, collects the replies and then evaluates <c>ping(Node)</c> on all those nodes. Returns the list of all nodes that were, successfully pinged.</p> - <p><c>Arg</c> defaults to <c>silent</c>. - If <c>Arg == verbose</c>, the function writes information about which + <p><c><anno>Arg</anno></c> defaults to <c>silent</c>. + If <c><anno>Arg</anno> == verbose</c>, the function writes information about which nodes it is pinging to stdout.</p> <p>This function can be useful when a node is started, and the names of the other nodes in the network are not initially @@ -131,14 +107,10 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>world_list(Hosts) -> [node()]</name> - <name>world_list(Hosts, Arg) -> [node()]</name> + <name name="world_list" arity="1"/> + <name name="world_list" arity="2"/> + <type name="verbosity"/> <fsummary>Lookup and connect to all nodes at specified hosts</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Hosts = [Host]</v> - <v> Host = atom()</v> - <v>Arg = silent | verbose</v> - </type> <desc> <p>As <c>world/0,1</c>, but the hosts are given as argument instead of being read from <c>.hosts.erlang</c>.</p> |