nameif - name network interfaces based on MAC addresses
SYNOPSIS
nameif [-c configfile] [-s]
nameif [-c configfile] [-s] {interface macaddress}
DESCRIPTION
nameif renames network interfaces based on mac addresses.
When no arguments are given /etc/mactab is read. Each line
of it contains an interface name and a Ethernet MAC
address. Comments are allowed starting with #. Otherwise
the interfaces specified on the command line are pro
cessed. nameif looks for the interface with the given MAC
address and renames it to the name given.
When the -s argument is given all error messages go to the
syslog.
When the -c argument is given with a file name that file
is read instead of /etc/mactab.
NOTES
nameif should be run before the interface is up, otherwise
it'll fail.
FILES
/etc/mactab
BUGS
Only works for Ethernet currently.
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