> > I'd make ifconfig a facny script that turns your ifconfig command into
> > ip commands so that we could reduce the kernel interfaces at some point,
> > I'd also have it warn that ifconfig is old, use ip. Or something along
> > those lines...
>
> I don't see ifconfig dying off. However an advanced routing document probably
> should start by explaining that ifconfig is just a toy and you will be using
> the real stuff
there is yet one reason why ifconfig is still handy. stats. ip doesn't print
the interface stats.
otherwise, for the majority of systems i setup and use these days, i use ip.
for most of them i don't have ifconfig installed.
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