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Lsof.8: *service* not mentioned in -P description #297

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paulmenzel opened this issue Oct 26, 2023 · 3 comments
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Lsof.8: *service* not mentioned in -P description #297

paulmenzel opened this issue Oct 26, 2023 · 3 comments

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@paulmenzel
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lsof/Lsof.8

Lines 1402 to 1404 in 98d6130

.B \-P
inhibits the conversion of port numbers to port
names for network files.

I tried to find the switch using service as keyword, and ended up using a search engine. I am ignorant of the terminology, but could it be

inhibits the conversion of port numbers to service names

or

inhibits the conversion of port numbers to port names (from /etc/services)

@paulmenzel paulmenzel changed the title Lsof.8: Mention *service* in -P description Lsof.8: *service* not mentioned in -P description Oct 26, 2023
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jiegec commented Oct 27, 2023

Thanks for pointing it out, could you create a pull request?

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Sure. Which one of the two options do you prefer?

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jiegec commented Oct 27, 2023

Sure. Which one of the two options do you prefer?

inhibits the conversion of port numbers to port names for network files (the mapping is commonly learned from /etc/services)

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