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From: Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net>
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:05:38 +0000
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] bug or feature ?  --- ip/ping -6
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I would display the IP address once only, rather on every line; as it is a c=
ommon factor.

-Steve


> On 30 Dec 2015, at 15:26, Kurt H Maier <khm@sciops.net> wrote:
>=20
>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 03:05:33PM +0000, Steve Simon wrote:
>> If I where redesigning ping I wouldn't repeat any info that is common on e=
ach line - I.e. ip addresses or the column titles: rtt, ave etc.
>>=20
>> consider plan9's ps(1) which has no column titles. they are described in t=
he man page and are obvious from the context once you have read the man page=
 once.
>>=20
>> Having said this, I understand that tradition is also a strong guiding pr=
incipal.
>>=20
>> -Steve
>=20
> I have no opinion on the labeling, but dropping the IPs from the output
> would make this tool useless for logging data.
>=20
> khm