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authorEmeric Planet <emeric.planet@datadoghq.com>2017-12-11 11:38:31 +0100
committerMichael Stapelberg <stapelberg@users.noreply.github.com>2017-12-11 11:38:31 +0100
commit53fb9b4f18cd9ee3a64be5084ccc76aeea279515 (patch)
tree7e87969fb73094b851f037c8fae3547ec579df46 /man
parentc3424e10bee91a4e0f21e7f0b72975e938e3f501 (diff)
Add IPv6 address when IPv4 isn't available (#247)
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diff --git a/man/i3status.man b/man/i3status.man
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--- a/man/i3status.man
+++ b/man/i3status.man
@@ -305,8 +305,9 @@ network interface found on the system (excluding devices starting with "lo").
=== Ethernet
Gets the IP address and (if possible) the link speed of the given ethernet
-interface. Getting the link speed requires the cap_net_admin capability. Set
-it using +setcap cap_net_admin=ep $(which i3status)+.
+interface. If no IPv4 address is available and an IPv6 address is, it will be
+displayed. Getting the link speed requires the cap_net_admin capability.
+Set it using +setcap cap_net_admin=ep $(which i3status)+.
The special interface name `_first_` will be replaced by the first non-wireless
network interface found on the system (excluding devices starting with "lo").