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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>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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>