I figured out ip n show and it's output is actually cleaner than arp -a.

Howard


On Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 15:21 dbacus67 <[email protected]> wrote:

> Howard,
>
> Shell functions in .bashrc for the win!
>
> arp() {
>    if [ "$1" = "-v" ]
>    then
>          ip -s neigh
>    else
>          ip neigh
>     fi
> }
>
> Not a perfect example, since I'm typing this on my phone, but enough to
> give a start if you have a mind to do so.
>
> However, I'm old, cranky, and don't need to change 30 some years of
> knowing arp, ifconfig, etc. for the "convenience" of the new kids coming
> into IT...  LOL!  I'm sure that I will be working on these at some point.
>
> I hope that everyone has a great weekend!
>
> Dan
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Howard White <[email protected]>
> Date: 10/9/20 11:19 (GMT-06:00)
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [nlug] Whaddyamean net-tools is deprecated???
>
> I am not the most versed student of the arp command so I hit the man
> page to get more info only to see, in passing, that the entire net-tools
> package is now "obsolete" and no longer maintained.  Okay, I admit that
> I have gotten prior hints about that with the ifconfig command as well.
>
> No more arp, hello ip n.
>
> So I've searched up this cheat sheet:
>
> <
> https://iamhow.com/Technical_Notes/Replacement_commands_for_net-tools_cheatsheet.html
> >
>
> Swell.
>
> Remember all of our grousing about systemd?   grouse, grouse, grouse,
> grouse...
>
> Howard
>
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