netstat man-page does not explain -t|--tcp, -u|--udp or -w|--raw

Bug #1900396 reported by Morten Siebuhr
6
This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
net-tools (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

I tried looking up `netstat -tlnp` on https://explainshell.com, but there was no explanation for `-t`. It turns out that at least `-t|--tcp`, `-u|--udp` and `-w|--raw` aren't documented in the man-page (http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/en/man8/netstat.8.html).

Tags: manpage
tags: added: manpage
Revision history for this message
Lucas Kanashiro (lucaskanashiro) wrote :

Thanks for taking the time and trying to make Ubuntu better.

I am not sure if I understood your problem here. All the options you mentioned are in the netstat manpage, they are listed in the SYNOPSIS section and also OUTPUT section as "Active Internet connections (TCP, UDP, raw)". They are not regular options, they are used to specify the connection type.

I do not consider this as an Ubuntu bug, if you think more explanation is required you should get in touch with upstream. I marking this bug as Invalid, if you do not agree or you have more info to provide please do it and put the status back to NEW.

Changed in net-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.