Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:52:12 +0200 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ifconfig output: ipv4 netmask format Message-ID: <4D9F2F2C.2060602@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <4D9F2C88.4010205@lazybytes.org> References: <4D9EFAC6.4020906@lazybytes.org> <7EA5889E-77EF-4BAE-9655-C33692A75602@bsdimp.com> <4D9F2C88.4010205@lazybytes.org>
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On 4/8/11 5:40 PM, Sergey Vinogradov wrote: > On 08.04.2011 19:23, Warner Losh wrote: >> >> On Apr 8, 2011, at 6:08 AM, Sergey Vinogradov wrote: >> >>> Hi, hackers. >>> I have a question: why ipv4 netmask is displayed by ifconfig in hex >>> format? Isn't dot-decimal notation more human-readable? Will the >>> attached patch break something in the very bad way? >> >> This is a gratuitous change that would break scripts. Hex has been >> used for a very long time, and most people know how to cope. >> >> If we really wanted to make it human readable, we'd output 10.2.3.4/24 >> >> Warner > So, maybe, while following the POLA, we should add an option, as Daniel > mentioned above? To output the CIDR? > Seconded :)
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