question on netstat statistics.

[Glen Barber]

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 05:46:02PM -0800, Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 07:56:07PM -0500, Glen Barber wrote:
> > Jeremy Chadwick wrote: 
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > > I don't particularly care what the man page says, I just know what
> > > works.  :-)
> > 
> > If there is something in the man page that is not precise, I personally
> > am interested in any inconsistencies with reality so they can be fixed.
> > Even given your detailed explanation, I'm still not 100% clear on what,
> > if anything, is incorrect in the manual.
> 
> FWIW, neither am I.  The OP seems to be basing his argument syntaxes
> based on what's in the man page, so if something is vague, confusing,
> or inaccurate, he will need to state clearly what it is that's an
> anomaly.
> 
> My comment was more along the lines of: "if it's wrong in the man page,
> I'm really not that concerned" (e.g. file a PR and be done with it).
> I'm still trying to work out exactly what it is the OP wants
> statistics-wise on a per-interface basis.  I'm left thinking he wants
> "netstat -s" output per-interface, but that's not going to happen.
> 

Got it, thanks for clarifying.  I (mis)read your statement as "the
manual is wrong, but here's the correct explanation."

Thanks.

Glen

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Glen Barber | gjb at FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD Documentation Project

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