On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 03:05:33PM +0000, Steve Simon wrote: > If I where redesigning ping I wouldn't repeat any info that is common on each > line - I.e. ip addresses or the column titles: rtt, ave etc. > > consider plan9's ps(1) which has no column titles. they are described in the > man page and are obvious from the context once you have read the man page > once. > > Having said this, I understand that tradition is also a strong guiding > principal. > > -Steve
I have no opinion on the labeling, but dropping the IPs from the output would make this tool useless for logging data. khm
