diff --git a/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8 b/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8 index 9d0cb404e1a3..9db12dbb1ed0 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8 @@ -54,17 +54,23 @@ .\" from hostname.7 6.4 (Berkeley) 1/16/90 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.TH @INDOT_U@NAMED.RELOAD @SYS_OPS_EXT_U@ "June 26, 1993" -.UC 5 -.SH NAME -@INDOT@named.reload \- cause the name server to synchronize its database -.SH DESCRIPTION -This command sends a \s-1SIGHUP\s+1 to the running name server. This +.Dd June 26, 1993 +.Dt @INDOT_U@NAMED.RELOAD @SYS_OPS_EXT_U@ +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm @INDOT@named.reload +.Nd "cause the name server to synchronize its database" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This command sends a +.Dv SIGHUP +to the running name server. +This signal is documented in -.IR named (@SYS_OPS_EXT@). -.SH BUGS +.Xr named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ . +.Sh BUGS Does not check to see if the name server is actually running, and could use a stale PID cache file which may result in the death of an unrelated process. -.SH SEE ALSO -@INDOT@named(@SYS_OPS_EXT@), @INDOT@named.restart(@SYS_OPS_EXT@) +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr @INDOT@named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ , +.Xr @INDOT@named.restart @SYS_OPS_EXT@ diff --git a/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8 b/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8 index 1f276377f417..0efb41a39fea 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8 @@ -54,21 +54,26 @@ .\" from hostname.7 6.4 (Berkeley) 1/16/90 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.TH @INDOT_U@NAMED.RESTART @SYS_OPS_EXT_U@ "June 26, 1993" -.UC 5 -.SH NAME -@INDOT@named.restart \- stop and restart the name server -.SH DESCRIPTION -This command sends a \s-1SIGKILL\s+1 to the running name server and then +.Dd June 26, 1993 +.Dt @INDOT_U@NAMED.RESTART @SYS_OPS_EXT_U@ +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm @INDOT@named.restart +.Nd "stop and restart the name server" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This command sends a +.Dv SIGKILL +to the running name server and then starts a new one. -.SH BUGS +.Sh BUGS Does not check to see if the name server is actually running, and could use a stale PID cache file which may result in the death of an unrelated process. -.PP +.Pp Does not wait after killing the old server before starting a new one; since the server could take some time to die and the new one will experience a fatal error if the old one isn't gone by the time it starts, you can be left in a situation where you have no name server at all. -.SH SEE ALSO -@INDOT@named(@SYS_OPS_EXT@), @INDOT@named.reload(@SYS_OPS_EXT@) +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr @INDOT@named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ , +.Xr @INDOT@named.reload @SYS_OPS_EXT@