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([2001:bb6:1b96:9200:cf2e:dbb6:5a08:1ea4]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id ffacd0b85a97d-46666788282sm29244387f8f.17.2026.06.21.14.56.29 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:56:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:56:27 +0100 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Content-Language: en-US From: Dmitri Seletski Subject: [PATCH iproute2-next] "ip help" wrong output, exit code. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Changed output of "ip help" from standard error to standard output. And Exit is now 0 instead of -1. "ip help|grep bridge" - now gives bridge syntax instead of flooding user with everything from "ip help". --- ip/ip.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ip/ip.c b/ip/ip.c index e4b71bde..4627b61c 100644 --- a/ip/ip.c +++ b/ip/ip.c @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void usage(void) __attribute__((noreturn)); static void usage(void) { -fprintf(stderr, +fprintf(stdout, "Usage: ip [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }\n" "       ip [ -force ] -batch filename\n" "where  OBJECT := { address | addrlabel | fou | help | ila | ioam | l2tp | link |\n" @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void usage(void) "                    -o[neline] | -t[imestamp] | -ts[hort] | -b[atch] [filename] |\n" "                    -rc[vbuf] [size] | -n[etns] name | -N[umeric] | -a[ll] |\n" "                    -c[olor]}\n"); -exit(-1); +exit(0); } static int do_help(int argc, char **argv) -- 2.53.0