-.\" $OpenBSD: netstart.8,v 1.30 2022/10/25 08:40:25 kn Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: netstart.8,v 1.31 2022/10/25 17:10:13 kn Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2002, Miodrag Vallat.
.\" All rights reserved.
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm netstart
-.Nd command script for network startup
+.Nd network startup script
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cm sh Pa /etc/netstart
.Op Fl n
.Op Ar interface ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
-is the command script that is invoked by
+is a
+.Xr sh 1
+script invoked by
.Xr rc 8
during an automatic reboot and after single-user mode is exited;
it performs network initialization.
.Pp
-The
.Nm
-script can also be used to start newly created interfaces.
-The behaviour of this script is (or can be) controlled to some
-extent by variables defined in
-.Xr rc.conf 8 ,
-which specifies which daemons and services are to be run.
+can also be used to start newly created interfaces.
+Its behaviour is controlled to some extent by variables defined in
+.Xr rc.conf 8 .
.Pp
During the system boot,
.Nm