https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=252644
Bug ID: 252644
Summary: ifconfig 'usage' does not match man page synopsis
Product: Base System
Version: CURRENT
Hardware: Any
OS: Any
Status: New
Severity: Affects Some People
Priority: ---
Component: bin
Assignee: b...@freebsd.org
Reporter: ghuckri...@blackberry.com
Created attachment 221537
--> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=221537&action=edit
Possible patch
'ifconfig' displayed usage is incomplete and does not match the synopsis in the
man page.
Steps to Reproduce:
Execute 'ifconfig' with invalid options and compare with man page synopsis.
Actual Results:
root@FreeBSD_head:/usr/src # ifconfig -Z
ifconfig: illegal option -- Z
usage: ifconfig [-f type:format] [-g groupname] [-C] [-L] interface
address_family
[address [dest_address]] [parameters]
ifconfig interface create
ifconfig -a [-g groupname] [-C] [-L] [-d] [-m] [-u] [-v]
[address_family]
ifconfig -l [-d] [-u] [address_family]
ifconfig [-g groupname] [-C] [-L] [-d] [-m] [-u] [-v]
root@FreeBSD_head:/usr/src #
Expected Results:
root@FreeBSD_head:/usr/src # ifconfig -Z
ifconfig: illegal option -- Z
usage: ifconfig [-f type:format[,type:format]] [-L] [-k] [-m] [-n] interface
[create] address_family [address [dest_address]] [parameters]
ifconfig interface destroy
ifconfig -a [-L] [-d] [-g groupname] [-m] [-u] [-v] [address_family]
ifconfig -l [-d] [-u] [address_family]
ifconfig [-L] [-d] [-k] [-m] [-u] [-v] [-C]
ifconfig [-g groupname]
root@FreeBSD_head:/usr/src #
N.B.Patched ifconfig is displayed and matches the man page synopsis.
Build Date & Hardware:
root@FreeBSD_head:/usr/src # uname -a
FreeBSD FreeBSD_head 13.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT #5 r369005: Wed Jan 13
10:20:13 EST 2021
root@FreeBSD_head:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/GENERIC amd64
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