Note that tincctl import is only meant to work with data from tincctl export.

diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi
index 70045df..4a5270b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tinc.texi
+++ b/doc/tinc.texi
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ Export the host configuration file of the local node to standard output.
 Export all host configuration files to standard output.
 
 @item import [--force]
 Export all host configuration files to standard output.
 
 @item import [--force]

-Import host configuration file(s) from standard input.
+Import host configuration file(s) generated by the tincctl export command from standard input.

 Already existing host configuration files are not overwritten unless the option --force is used.
 
 @item start [tincd options]
 Already existing host configuration files are not overwritten unless the option --force is used.
 
 @item start [tincd options]

diff --git a/doc/tincctl.8.in b/doc/tincctl.8.in
index f6b5010..2b8f6d5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tincctl.8.in
+++ b/doc/tincctl.8.in
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ Export the host configuration file of the local node to standard output.
 .It export-all
 Export all host configuration files to standard output.
 .It import Op Fl -force
 .It export-all
 Export all host configuration files to standard output.
 .It import Op Fl -force

-Import host configuration file(s) from standard input.
+Import host configuration data generated by the
+.Nm
+export command from standard input.

 Already existing host configuration files are not overwritten unless the option
 .Fl -force
 is used.
 Already existing host configuration files are not overwritten unless the option
 .Fl -force
 is used.