Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 23:08:14 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: lyndon@orthanc.com (Lyndon Nerenberg VE7TCP) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tcpdump changes Message-ID: <199602291238.XAA24619@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199602290146.RAA05053@multivac.orthanc.com> from "Lyndon Nerenberg VE7TCP" at Feb 28, 96 05:46:08 pm
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Lyndon Nerenberg VE7TCP stands accused of saying: > > Is there anything out there (expect scripts or the like) that will > break if the output format of -x changes? I would like to avoid adding > another option for ASCII output if at all possible. I like the idea, however perhaps you could activate it by specifying the 'x' option twice. This minimises your incompatabilities, but doesn't pollute the option space any more. ie. -x gives traditional output, but -xx or -x -x gives the new format. > --lyndon -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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