Package: iproute2 Version: 4.9.0-1 Severity: wishlist command ss in iproute2: please add brackets to ipv6, because ipv6 lines are confusing
please add brackets to ipv6 numbers to add clarity from port symbols. alternate solution could be to use dots or semicolons indicating port. what there are now (example) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ss -ntlp State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port LISTEN 0 128 *:443 *:* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=3)) LISTEN 0 128 :::443 :::* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=4)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ primary proposal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ss -ntlp State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port LISTEN 0 128 *:443 *:* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=3)) LISTEN 0 128 [::]:443 [::]:* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=4)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ alternate solution 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ss -ntlp State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port LISTEN 0 128 *.443 *.* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=3)) LISTEN 0 128 ::.443 ::.* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=4)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ alternate solution 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ss -ntlp State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port LISTEN 0 128 *;443 *;* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=3)) LISTEN 0 128 ::;443 ::;* users:(("httpd",pid=999,fd=4)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~