# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' # on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must # make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also # customary to leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| net-tools: net-tools (Linux networking utilities) net-tools: net-tools: This is a collection of traditional tools such as "ifconfig" and net-tools: "route" that were used to configure networking on Linux. While you can net-tools: still make use of these tools today, they have been largely superseded net-tools: by newer tools such as "ip", "ifrename", and "ethtool". net-tools: net-tools: The net-tools package was maintained for many years by Phil Blundell net-tools: and Bernd Eckenfels. net-tools: net-tools: