netdev - Re: [PATCH] ip: Make errors direct to "list" instead of "show"

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Message-ID: <20240325141920.0fe4cb61@hermes.local>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:19:20 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: Yedaya Katsman <yedaya.ka@...il.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip: Make errors direct to "list" instead of "show"

On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 22:48:37 +0200
Yedaya Katsman <yedaya.ka@...il.com> wrote:

> The usage text and man pages only have "list" in them, but the errors
> when using "ip ila list" and "ip addrlabel list" incorrectly direct to
> running the "show" subcommand. Make them consistent by mentioning "list"
> instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yedaya Katsman <yedaya.ka@...il.com>

That is because ip command treats "list" and "show" the same.
Would it be better to do the same in all sub commands?