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ipv6.7: Fix description of address notation: "8 4-digit hexadecimal numbers" 

Reported-by: Simon Cross <hodgestar@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2011-09-09 02:01:22 +02:00
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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
.\" and in case of nontrivial modification author and date .\" and in case of nontrivial modification author and date
.\" of the modification is added to the header. .\" of the modification is added to the header.
.\" $Id: ipv6.7,v 1.3 2000/12/20 18:10:31 ak Exp $ .\" $Id: ipv6.7,v 1.3 2000/12/20 18:10:31 ak Exp $
.TH IPV6 7 2009-02-28 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual" .TH IPV6 7 2011-09-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
ipv6, AF_INET6 \- Linux IPv6 protocol implementation ipv6, AF_INET6 \- Linux IPv6 protocol implementation
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ anycast to address the nearest member of a group of hosts
(not implemented in Linux), IPv4-on-IPv6 to (not implemented in Linux), IPv4-on-IPv6 to
address a IPv4 host, and other reserved address types. address a IPv4 host, and other reserved address types.
.PP .PP
The address notation for IPv6 is a group of 16 2-digit hexadecimal The address notation for IPv6 is a group of 8 4-digit hexadecimal
numbers, separated with a \(aq:\(aq. numbers, separated with a \(aq:\(aq.
\&"::" stands for a string of 0 bits. \&"::" stands for a string of 0 bits.
Special addresses are ::1 for loopback and ::FFFF:<IPv4 address> Special addresses are ::1 for loopback and ::FFFF:<IPv4 address>