server: bind to IPv4 localhost by default

[openocd.git] / doc / openocd.texi

diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index 6362b41f29ba732d95125ec80431324eaba7af9c..73d64b3dc2cdf26f4b59ecca10a5c3a28c16b532 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -7132,9 +7132,11 @@ the initial log output channel is stderr.
 Add @var{directory} to the file/script search path.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn Command bindto [name]
-Specify address by name on which to listen for incoming TCP/IP connections.
-By default, OpenOCD will listen on all available interfaces.
+@deffn Command bindto [@var{name}]
+Specify hostname or IPv4 address on which to listen for incoming
+TCP/IP connections. By default, OpenOCD will listen on the loopback
+interface only. If your network environment is safe, @code{bindto
+0.0.0.0} can be used to cover all available interfaces.
 @end deffn
 
 @anchor{targetstatehandling}