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man: split out systemd.link(5) from udev(7)
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                 <para>To configure low-level link settings independently of
                 networks, see
-                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.link</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 .</para>
 
                 <para>Network configurations applied before networkd is started
                 are not removed, and static configuration applied by networkd
-                are not removed when networkd exits. This ensures restarting
+                is not removed when networkd exits. This ensures restarting
                 networkd does not cut the network connection, and, in particular,
                 that it is safe to transition between the initrd and the real root,
                 and back.</para>
                                         <term><varname>Name=</varname></term>
                                         <listitem>
                                                 <para>The interface name used when creating the
-                                                bridge. This option is compulsory.</para>
+                                                netdev. This option is compulsory.</para>
                                         </listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <listitem>
                                                 <para>The driver currently bound to the device, as
                                                 exposed by the udev property <literal>DRIVER</literal>
-                                                of its parent device.
-                                                </para>
+                                                of its parent device, or if that is not set the driver
+                                                as exposed by <literal>ethtool -i</literal> of the
+                                                device itself.</para>
                                         </listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>Address=</varname></term>
                                         <listitem>
                                                 <para>A static IPv4 or IPv6 address and its prefix length,
-                                                separated by a <literal>/</literal> character. The format of the address must
-                                                be as described in
+                                                separated by a <literal>/</literal> character. Specify this
+                                                key more than once to configure several addresses.
+                                                The format of the address must be as described in
                                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>inet_pton</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-                                                . This is a short-hand for an [Address] section only containing an Address key (see below).</para>
+                                                . This is a short-hand for an [Address] section only containing an Address key (see below).
+                                                </para>
                                         </listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
                                 <varlistentry>
                                 </varlistentry>
                         </variablelist>
 
-                        <para>The <literal>[Address]</literal> section accepts the following keys:</para>
+                        <para>An <literal>[Address]</literal> section accepts the following keys.
+                        Specify several <literal>[Address]</literal> sections to configure several
+                        addresses.</para>
 
                         <variablelist class='network-directives'>
                                 <varlistentry>
                                 </varlistentry>
                         </variablelist>
 
-                        <para>The <literal>[Route]</literal> section accepts the following keys:</para>
+                        <para>The <literal>[Route]</literal> section accepts the following keys. Specify
+                        several <literal>[Route]</literal> sections to configure several routes.</para>
 
                         <variablelist class='network-directives'>
                                 <varlistentry>