ifconfig output: ipv4 netmask format

[Daniel Gerzo]

 On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:08:38 +0400, Sergey Vinogradov wrote:
> Hi, hackers.
> I have a question: why ipv4 netmask is displayed by ifconfig in hex
> format? Isn't dot-decimal notation more human-readable? Will the
> attached patch break something in the very bad way?

 At least, it may break some scripts.
 I guess it would be better to add an option to display netmask in a 
 dot-decimal format.

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 Kind regards
   Daniel