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

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Date:	Mon, 7 Sep 2015 11:09:32 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
Cc:	Felix Kaiser <felix.kaiser@...r.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip link/addr show: add empty line between interfaces

On Mon, 7 Sep 2015 17:54:11 +0200
Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:38:48 +0200, Felix Kaiser wrote:
> > My opinion is that if someone parses that, they deserve the opportunity
> > to fix their code. At the very least they could have used -oneline!
> 
> No doubt. I also don't like scripts that parse the default "ip a"
> output.
> 
> I just pointed out that there are different opinions and that it can
> have some consequences. Personally, I have no strong feeling against
> nor for the patch. It's up to Stephen to decide.
> 
> > I've met users who use a shell alias to hack newlines in
> 
> Which is not a bad solution, actually.
> 
>  Jiri
> 

Agreed with Jiri. I prefer the new shorter brief format, not longer format.
Did you ever try a system with 10 interfaces or 1000 tunnels??
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