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	diff --git a/sbin/route/route.8 b/sbin/route/route.8
	--- a/sbin/route/route.8
	+++ b/sbin/route/route.8
	@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
	.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
	.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
	.\"
	-.Dd May 16, 2026
	+.Dd May 17, 2026
	.Dt ROUTE 8
	.Os
	.Sh NAME
	@@ -308,6 +308,26 @@
	.Dq Fl gateway Ar 3fff::2 Fl weight Ar 200
	will make the nexthop 3fff::2 twice as likely to be chosen as 3fff::1.
	.Pp
	+The
	+.Fl metric
	+option sets the numeric cost associated with a route nexthop.
	+The lowest metric is always preferred and routes with higher metric
	+values are only used if lower-metric routes become unavailable.
	+This allows routes to establish primary and backup nexthops without
	+removing the primary.
	+The default value for
	+.Fl metric
	+is 1 when not specified.
	+When multiple routes to the same destination have identical metrics, the
	+.Fl weight
	+option determines which nexthop is selected for ECMP.
	+.Pp
	+For example, a destination with two nexthops defined as
	+.Dq Fl gateway Ar 3fff::1 Fl metric Ar 1
	+and
	+.Dq Fl gateway Ar 3fff::2 Fl metric Ar 2
	+will cause the nexthop 3fff::1 to be selected.
	+.Pp
	Routes have associated flags which influence operation of the protocols
	when sending to destinations matched by the routes.
	These flags may be set (or sometimes cleared)