Le Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:02:23 -0700 (PDT)
Greywolf a écrit :
> On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> 
> # On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 03:13:59PM +0200, Lubomir Sedlacik wrote:
> # > well, i'd say they should be renamed too before it will end in
> chaotic# > mess.  it is really confusing for newcomers when 1/3 of tools
> are called# > *config and other 2/3 are called *ctl.
> #
> # So, you would then prefer ifctl(8), and the related /etc/ifctl.ifN?
> 
> Lubomir, to add to Mr. Rosenkoetter's response,
> 
> I think you will find that in concept the *ctl and *config are aptly
> named.
> 
> *config are for initialising devices (ccdconfig, vnconfig, cgdconfig,
> ifconfig, wsconscfg), while *ctl are for tweaking myriad parameters
> on pre-configured interfaces (sysctl, audioctl, wsconsctl, scsictl...).

Then, at least, greconfig(8) should be renamed grectl(8), since gre
interfaces are now created with ifconfig(8), just as pppoe interfaces.

cube

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