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Subject: Re: [RFC] ifconfig description
From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com>
To: Jason Hellenthal <jhellenthal@dataix.net>
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On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Jason Hellenthal <jhellenthal@dataix.net>
wrote:

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> Looking for the interest in adopting the descr and description ifconfig
> commands into the rc subsystem and curious how many would be interested i=
n
> utilizing it.
>
> e.g. ifconfig_vlan3_description=3D=E2=80=98BLAH BLAH BLAH=E2=80=9D
>

=E2=80=8BI'd be interested in this.  Didn't know about the description opti=
on for
ifconfig, but can see it being useful at work.  Having it integrated into
rc.conf(5) would be handy.=E2=80=8B


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Freddie Cash
fjwcash@gmail.com