netdev - Re: [PATCH] ip link/addr show: add empty line between interfaces

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Message-ID: <20150907144609.3ec9f4d0@griffin>
Date:	Mon, 7 Sep 2015 14:46:09 +0200
From:	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
To:	Felix Kaiser <felix.kaiser@...r.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip link/addr show: add empty line between interfaces

On Sun,  6 Sep 2015 13:01:09 +0200, Felix Kaiser wrote:
> This improves the readability of the output.

Or makes the readability worse by requiring more scrolling, depending
on number of interfaces you have and your taste. Many users prefer the
current format.

Also, as sad as it is, there are scripts out there that parse ip output
and I have no doubts this would break them.

 Jiri

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