On 2016 Mar 29 (Tue) at 14:36:04 +0000 (+0000), Christian Weisgerber wrote:
:On 2016-03-28, Theo de Raadt <[email protected]> wrote:
:
:>>         Providing the 'media' parameter to ifconfig only shows ipv4
:>> addresses and not ipv6.
:>
:> This decision was made almost 15+ years and still stands today.
:>
:> If you want to see v6 addresses, use -a.
:>
:> Most people who use ifconfig are in a v4 world, and don't want their
:> screen to scroll.
:
:Wait, but interfaces don't get v6 addresses by default any longer.
:If you are in a v4-only world, your interfaces don't have any v6
:addresses.  The old reasoning doesn't apply.
:

IMHO, all addresses or no addresses should be printed.  This middle
ground is no good.

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