diff --git a/docs/examples/batman_adv/configure_batman_adv.sh b/docs/examples/batman_adv/configure_batman_adv.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Installing batman-adv module on debian/ubuntu"
+echo ""
+echo "Batman is a Layer2-Mesh protocol which uses Ethernet devices (like eth*,
+vlans, etc.) to communicate with peers and provides access to the L2-mesh via
+a batX interface. You can only create a batman instance if at least one batman-
+-iface (read: an interface where the mesh protocol is spoken on) is present and
+added to the batman-mesh-instance."
+echo "More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.A.T.M.A.N."
+echo ""
+
+echo "installing batctl: apt-get install batctl"
+apt-get install batctl
+echo ""
+echo ""
+
+echo "loading batman-adv module: modprobe batman-adv"
+modprobe batman-adv
+echo ""
+
+echo "usefull commands:
+$ batctl if add \$IFACE
+$ batctl -m bat0 if add \$IFACE"
+echo "please read: man batctl"
+echo ""
+echo ""
+
+echo "configuration example:
+$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
+
+auto bat0
+iface bat0
+      batman-ifaces \$IFACE [\$IFACES...]
+      batman-ifaces-ignore-regex .*_nodes
+      batman-hop-penalty 23
+      address 192.0.2.42/24
+$
+$
+$ ifreload -a
+$ ifquery -a -c
+auto bat0
+iface bat0                                                          [pass]
+	batman-ifaces tap0 tap1                                     [pass]
+	batman-ifaces-ignore-regex .*_nodes                         [pass]
+	batman-hop-penalty 23                                       [pass]
+	address 192.0.2.42/24                                       [pass]
+
+$"
diff --git a/docs/examples/batman_adv/interfaces_batman b/docs/examples/batman_adv/interfaces_batman
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+auto eth0
+iface eth0 inet dhcp
+
+auto lo
+iface lo inet
+
+auto bat0
+iface bat0
+      batman-ifaces tap0 tap1
+      batman-ifaces-ignore-regex .*_nodes
+      batman-hop-penalty 23
+      address 192.0.2.42/24
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