netfilter buglog - Oct 2013 - [Bug 861] New: Repeated arguments with known final state

https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=861

           Summary: Repeated arguments with known final state
           Product: iptables
           Version: 1.4.x
          Platform: arm
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P5
         Component: iptables
        AssignedTo: netfilter-buglog at lists.netfilter.org
        ReportedBy: eric.bock.1980 at gmail.com
   Estimated Hours: 1.0


iptables rejects --flush and --zero when used together or multiple times in a
command line, even though these do not conflict and may be null operations.

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https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=861

Phil Oester <netfilter at linuxace.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |netfilter at linuxace.com
         Resolution|                            |INVALID
    Remaining Hours|1.0                         |0.0

--- Comment #1 from Phil Oester <netfilter at linuxace.com> 2013-10-21
22:27:25 CEST ---
Yes, and the manpage agrees with this:

iptables [-t table] {-F|-L|-Z} [chain [rulenum]] [options...]

There is no reason to add the capability to use -F and -Z on the same command
line.  Flush by definition zeros the rule count (since all the rules
disappear).  Closing.

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