remove references to fping6

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f70ad18f7efc927ab44ac84b7d34ac7d7b7d2284..64bcaadd1df7dc6018249b5cad1d32a635bbeb57 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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-# fping 3
+# fping
 
 fping is a program to send ICMP echo probes to network hosts, similar to ping,
 but much better performing when pinging multiple hosts. fping has a long long
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@ If you want to install fping from source, proceed as follows:
 
 See: [fping man-page](doc/fping.pod)
 
-## IPv6 support
-You can can compile fping with support for IPv6 addresses. A separate binary
-is used for that, called fping6. To build it, use ./configure --enable-ipv6
-(possibly combined with --enable-ipv4 to also build fping for IPv4). E.g.:
-
-    # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-ipv4 --enable-ipv6
-    # make
-    # make install
-    # sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/local/bin/fping*
-
 ## Credits
 Original author:  Roland Schemers (schemers@stanford.edu)
 Previous maintainer:  RL "Bob" Morgan (morgan@stanford.edu)

diff --git a/doc/fping.pod b/doc/fping.pod
index 0b3917f2b7bbdc9e0276ddf18bce89b3285a780f..65afee1c60d2635d2aade87270770cb9c3f2961f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/fping.pod
+++ b/doc/fping.pod
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ fping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 B<fping> [ I<options> ] [ I<systems...> ] 
-B<fping6> [ I<options> ] [ I<systems...> ] 
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -22,9 +21,6 @@ sending a specified number of pings to a target, or looping indefinitely (as in
 B<ping> ). Unlike B<ping>, B<fping> is meant to be used in scripts, so its
 output is designed to be easy to parse.
 
-The binary named B<fping6> is the same as B<fping>, except that it uses IPv6
-addresses instead of IPv4.
-
 =head1 OPTIONS
 
 =over 5
@@ -35,8 +31,7 @@ Restrict name resolution and IPs to IPv4 addresses.
 
 =item B<-6>
 
-Restrict name resolution and IPs to IPv6 addresses. If the program name is
-'fping6' (via a sym-link, for example), then '-6' is implicitly added.
+Restrict name resolution and IPs to IPv6 addresses.
 
 =item B<-a>
 

diff --git a/src/fping.c b/src/fping.c
index 82a588039803075f40234e59105da61d938dc081..674ffbdb67375eb36eaedc8d4305444c9592f50b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/fping.c
+++ b/src/fping.c
@@ -622,11 +622,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         }
     }
 
-    /* if we are called 'fping6', assume '-6' */
-    if (strstr(prog, "fping6")) {
-        hints_ai_family = AF_INET6;
-    }
-
     /* validate various option settings */
 
     if (ttl > 255) {