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Mention use of $FW in the params file

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@ -852,8 +852,9 @@ DNAT net loc:192.168.1.3 tcp 4000:4100</programlisting>
<section id="Variables">
<title>Using Shell Variables</title>
<para>You may use the /etc/shorewall/params file to set shell variables
that you can then use in some of the other configuration files.</para>
<para>You may use the <filename>/etc/shorewall/params</filename> file to
set shell variables that you can then use in some of the other
configuration files.</para>
<para>It is suggested that variable names begin with an upper case letter
to distinguish them from variables used internally within the Shorewall
@ -879,7 +880,21 @@ DNAT net loc:192.168.1.3 tcp 4000:4100</programlisting>
</blockquote>
<para>Variables may be used anywhere in the other configuration
files.</para>
files.<note>
<para>Shorewall-perl users: If you use "$FW" on the right side of
assignments in the <filename>/etc/shorewall/params</filename> file,
you must also set the FW variable in that file.</para>
<para>Example:<programlisting>/etc/shorewall/zones:
#ZONE TYPE OPTIONS
<emphasis role="bold">fw</emphasis> firewall
/etc/shorewall/params:
FW=<emphasis role="bold">fw</emphasis>
BLARG=$FW:206.124.146.176</programlisting></para>
</note></para>
<para>Because the <filename>/etc/shorewall/params</filename> file is
simply sourced into the shell, you can place arbitrary shell code in the