There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, netstat, etc

Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by yarrel on Friday May 25, 2018 @12:13PM (#17155129)

Yes that is an awful soup of switches that should either be separate commands or usages of existing Unix tools.

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Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by craftyguy on Friday May 25, 2018 @01:02PM (#17155656)

Ok, then you've traded one command with switches for multiple commands each with their own set of switches (and almost certainly following different switch 'standards'). I like systemctl/journalctl for cleaning up that mess, even if it requires me to learn how to use them.

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Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by kashyapc on Friday May 25, 2018 @01:25PM (#17155945)

Then you will have an awful salad of separate commands that you have to juggle around. I am all for "UNIX philosophy" within reason; it has its bounds, let us not over-romanticize it.

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