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Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by mercora on Friday May 25, 2018 @05:29AM (#17151891)
the help gets more specific the more complete your command gets. Try "ip link add type vlan help" for example. While i agree it does nothing to explain what the various switches do, if you know what you are trying to achieve this is most of the time enough.

However i do not agree about the man pages the switches are explained there in enough detail in my opinion...

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Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by joosters on Friday May 25, 2018 @05:42AM (#17151934)
The switches are useless until you have an idea about what the command can do. And yet the 'IP - COMMAND SYNTAX' section has text like 'link - network device'. What the hell does that mean? So 'ip link' does what exactly? Could the developers have typed more than just two words to try to explain this command (action?) Good luck to anyone who decides to RTFM.
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Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by sdfgdfhjdgj on Friday May 25, 2018 @12:42PM (#17155431)
SEE ALSO: ip-link(8)

You have to read the manual too ;)

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