Bug 168449

Summary:	iproute - ip refuses to follow its own advice
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Michal Jaegermann <michal>
Component:	iproute	Assignee:	Radek Vokál <rvokal>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Michal Jaegermann 2005-09-16 04:27:52 UTC

Description of problem:

# ip help
Object "help" is unknown, try "ip help".

Hm..., somewhat circular even if 'ip --help', 'ip -help' and even 'ip -h'
do work.

Also up to know it was possible to type 'ip ro', 'ip ad', and 'ip'
was coming back with reasonable answers.  The current version insists that
everything has to be spelled out: 'ip route', 'ip addr' and so on.  Not a bug
but a PITA, entirely for free, after years of accepting shortened forms.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
iproute-2.6.14-1

How reproducible:
always

Comment 1 Radek Vokál 2005-09-16 07:46:14 UTC

This was a boggus behaviour. Even more funky options like `ip hel` worked. Now
help option is no longer supported, use -h or --help instead. Same with short
options for route and address. Don't use them, they are unsopported!

Comment 2 Michal Jaegermann 2005-09-16 15:36:06 UTC

Well, the fact that 'ip' puts clearly on your screen

      try "ip help"

while this is not supported anymore (bummer!) is surely a bug.

Comment 3 Radek Vokál 2005-09-19 06:59:26 UTC

You're right. It's in commands list so I'm adding it back to work .. Fixed in
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