[Tfug] net

[Jeff Breadner]

James Hood wrote:
>
>     Okay, quick tutorial: "command not found" only ever means the command
>     wasn't in your path. So an "updatedb" as root, then normal user
>     "locate <command>".
>
>     And then there's the maxim: Never run as root commands which can be
>     run as a regular user.
>
>
> Although I completely agree with you in principal, I think it's funny 
> that your solution involves more commands and su'ing to root anyway.

"/sbin/ifconfig | more"  is functionally equivalent for those who can't 
create the appropriate grep/sed regex off the top of their heads--or for 
those of us who couldn't be bothered to go through the effort.  :)  If 
it's something you do a lot, it's worth making a script or alias for 
though, IMHO.

The command given didn't work for me though; ifconfig -i seems to be a 
Mac-only flag?  It didn't work on [k]Ubuntu or RHEL for me, anyway.

cheers
  Jeff