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                                            John Howie

ifconfig(8): change default IP address format to 'cidr'

You are right, netmasks have not been used on the Internet for quite some time, but you are ignoring the vast number of companies that still use /8, /16. and...

ifconfig(8): change default IP address format to 'cidr'

Hi Lexi, Any script that expects the current format will be broken, and you are ignoring all the runbooks and incident handling guides that would have to be updated as...

ifconfig(8): change default IP address format to 'cidr'

If you really think this change should be made, then IFCONFIG_FORMAT should be set globally to default to current output format. Anyone who wants cidr format output can remove it....