Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 08:47:48 -0800 From: Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> To: Chris H <bsd-lists@1command.com>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Merge ping+ping6 and traceroue+traceroute6 to single utilities? Message-ID: <52D2C734.8000808@bluerosetech.com> In-Reply-To: <b88809c89c486cac9139bc8dfbd5cddf.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> References: <1063008459.20140111160525@serebryakov.spb.ru> <20140111164047.GA97150@edge.bac.lab> <20140111.180057.78714603.sthaug@nethelp.no> <b88809c89c486cac9139bc8dfbd5cddf.authenticated@ultimatedns.net>
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On 1/12/2014 1:15 AM, Chris H wrote: > How is ping -6 || ping -4 better? It would make them behave the same way as almost everything else, thus following the concept of feature parity between IPv4 and IPv6. > How will modifying all the some thousands of scripts everyone currently uses > based on the current commands, make it better? No need to modify scripts. Provide a hardlink to ping6 and add code that checks argv[0] and runs in compatibility mode if called as ping6. We can then use this opportunity to homogenize the IPv4 and IPv6 ping parameter assignments without breaking backward compatibility.home | help
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