Hi, On 08.08.2012 10:32, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Mittwoch, 8. August 2012, Michael Stummvoll wrote: >> what exactly is the actually reason that a default normal user has ip in >> his PATH but not ifconfig (also route)? > > hysteric raisins.
historic, rather. ifconfig and route were around already when everyone insisted on the separation of /bin and /sbin. /bin/ip is slightly newer and supposed to replace ifconfig/route some day entirely. I don't think we have concrete plans to get rid of net-tools in a foreseeable future though. -- with kind regards, Arno Töll IRC: daemonkeeper on Freenode/OFTC GnuPG Key-ID: 0x9D80F36D
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