NetBSD Problem Report #60350

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From: campbell+netbsd@mumble.net
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Subject: route(8) man page is totally impenetrable
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>Number:         60350
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       route(8) man page is totally impenetrable
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jun 23 00:25:00 +0000 2026
>Originator:     Taylor R Campbell
>Release:        current, 11, 10, 9, ...
>Organization:
The NetBSD Routation, Imconfused
>Environment:
>Description:

	Somehow I know that I can do, e.g.,

		route -n get -inet6 fd01::1

	to find by what route the system will try to send packets
	destined for fd01::1, but where I acquired this knowledge is
	mystifying because it's certainly not from the baroque jumble
	of prose in the route(8) man page.

>How-To-Repeat:

	try to learn how to use the route(8) command

>Fix:

	Yes, please!

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