Olaf van der Spek writes ("Re: netstat IPv6 address truncation patch"):
> There are two patches. The second version is in another format.Ah, yes. > > at it it seems to just add a new command-line flag for not truncating > > the address. That's wrong, IMO. > > --wide is enabled by default on interactive terminals > Bernd prefered that way to avoid breaking any scripts. ? My patch very carefully (a) breaks no scripts that aren't already broken and nevertheless (b) has a good stab at producing good output. I don't think inventing a command-line option to switch between one kind and another kind of unhelpful output is the right answer. > I haven't looked at it in detail but I guess it just uses wider fields > in one row if necessary? Yes, but only if -n is used. Otherwise people are presumably already used to truncation. Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
