diff --git a/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml b/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
index e2340727d..aef8cc163 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
+++ b/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
@@ -981,7 +981,22 @@
shorewall -6 or shorewall
-6l |
+
+
+ shorewall |
+
+ shorewall -l |
+
+
+ Note that when Shorewall isn't installed, the 'shorewall'
+ command behaves like shorewall-lite. The same is not true with
+ respect to Shorewall6, "shorewall6" and 'shorewall6-lite". You can
+ make 'shorewall6' behave like 'shorewallt-lite' by adding the
+ following command to root's .profile file (or to .bashrc, if root's
+ shell is bash):
+
+ alias shorewall6=shorewall6-lite
diff --git a/docs/Shorewall-Lite.xml b/docs/Shorewall-Lite.xml
index 5e4e10b52..00d3d9565 100644
--- a/docs/Shorewall-Lite.xml
+++ b/docs/Shorewall-Lite.xml
@@ -547,6 +547,18 @@
remote-reload command (e.g., shorewall
remote-reload -c gateway).
+
+
+ Shorewall6-lite works with Shorewall6 in the same way that
+ Shorewall-lite works with Shorewall. Beginning with Shorewall
+ 5.0.0, running 'shorewall <cmd>" is the same as running
+ "shorewall-lite <cmd>" when Shorewall is not installed.. To
+ continue to use the "shorewall6" command after switching to
+ Shoerwall6-lite, you need to add this to your .profile (or to
+ .bashrc if root's shell is bash):
+
+ alias shorewall6=shorewall6-lite
+