[systemd-devel] man systemd.network question

[Kai Krakow]

Hello!

The man page reads:

[MATCH] SECTION OPTIONS
       The network file contains a "[Match]" section, which determines if a
       given network file may be applied to a given device; and a
       "[Network]" section specifying how the device should be configured.
       The first (in lexical order) of the network files that matches a
       given device is applied.

What does this exactly mean? Will it process further files or stop 
processing files after a match?

Usually, my experience with unix says, that when files are processed in 
lexical order, settings from earlier files are overridden by settings from 
later files - like e.g. in /etc/env.d

In that sense, it can only mean that the processing stops at the first 
matching files. Otherwise the order of overriding would be reversed from 
expectations.

I think this should be made more clear in the man page, like by "The 
processing of files stops at the first match." This would follow example of 
how other projects document behaviour.

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