# \[PATCH iproute2 3/6\] man8/bridge.8: explain what a local FDB entry is

- From: Vladimir Oltean \<olteanv@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2021-02-11 10:51:15 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/02/11196486
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/02/11196482/t.md

```text
From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>

Explaining the "local" flag by saying that it is "a local permanent fdb
entry" is not very helpful, be more specific.

Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
---
 man/man8/bridge.8 | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
index 223e65d64757..b629c52b8341 100644
--- a/man/man8/bridge.8
+++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
@@ -514,8 +514,10 @@ the Ethernet MAC address.
 the interface to which this address is associated.
 
 .B local
-- is a local permanent fdb entry. This flag is default unless "static" or
-  "dynamic" are explicitly specified.
+- is a local permanent fdb entry, which means that the bridge will not forward
+frames with this destination MAC address and VLAN ID, but terminate them
+locally. This flag is default unless "static" or "dynamic" are explicitly
+specified.
 .sp
 
 .B permanent
-- 
2.25.1

```