tcpdump: Update a comment about the -g option

fxlb · guyharris · commit 5c835913ee8b · 2025-09-11T13:54:29.000-07:00
We have now the "g"repable option. This is a follow-up to b80f964. [skip ci]
diff --git a/tcpdump.c b/tcpdump.c
@@ -571,14 +571,11 @@ show_remote_devices_and_exit(void)
 /*
  * Short options.
  *
- * Note that there we use all letters for short options except for g, k,
+ * Note that there we use all letters for short options except for k,
  * o, and P, and those are used by other versions of tcpdump, and we should
  * only use them for the same purposes that the other versions of tcpdump
  * use them:
  *
- * macOS tcpdump uses -g to force non--v output for IP to be on one
- * line, making it more "g"repable;
- *
  * macOS tcpdump uses -k to specify that packet comments in pcapng files
  * should be printed;
  *

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -571,14 +571,11 @@ show_remote_devices_and_exit(void)`
`571`	`571`	`/*`
`572`	`572`	`* Short options.`
`573`	`573`	`*`
`574`		`- * Note that there we use all letters for short options except for g, k,`
	`574`	`+ * Note that there we use all letters for short options except for k,`
`575`	`575`	`* o, and P, and those are used by other versions of tcpdump, and we should`
`576`	`576`	`* only use them for the same purposes that the other versions of tcpdump`
`577`	`577`	`* use them:`
`578`	`578`	`*`
`579`		`- * macOS tcpdump uses -g to force non--v output for IP to be on one`
`580`		`- * line, making it more "g"repable;`
`581`		`- *`
`582`	`579`	`* macOS tcpdump uses -k to specify that packet comments in pcapng files`
`583`	`580`	`* should be printed;`
`584`	`581`	`*`