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Bug 21758 - iproute is lacking the man page for the /sbin/ip aplication.
Summary: iproute is lacking the man page for the /sbin/ip aplication.
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Docs Team
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Reported: 2003-05-27 05:48 UTC by Miguel Sousa Filipe
Modified: 2003-09-25 09:42 UTC (History)
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Description Miguel Sousa Filipe 2003-05-27 05:48:05 UTC
/sbin/ip is a complex aplication for managing network configuration, from
devices, to routing tables, tunnels, and much more that I don't even know.

iproute privides this command, but does not provide the man page for it.
Has in all decent UNIX systems, there should be a man page (and a good one
preferably) for each command, we should provide such a man page, for it is quite
important to have documentation of such a "big" aplication such has this one.

TIA, good work gentoo developers
Comment 1 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-05-27 07:17:07 UTC
Hmmm, I think the Debian man page covers it pretty well:

"This  program  does  not have a useful manpage.  When a manpage becomes
available it will be included.  If you are  a  competent  and  accurate
writer  and  are  willing to spend the time reading the source code and
writing good manpages please write a better man  page  than  this  one.
Please  contact the package maintainer in order to avoid several people
working on the same manpage."
Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-06-12 07:09:50 UTC
if anyone is willing, please write one; else close the bug :/
Comment 3 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-06-24 05:51:26 UTC
closing - not too many people on the docs team are current in their manpage writing.
Comment 4 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-09-25 09:42:05 UTC
Why did this one reopen?