Syntax for specifying an interface by name is too verbose/redundant

[Mike Pontillo]

Given the following Netplan syntax, whereby I only need to know that an interface by the name `ens3` exists:

"""
network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    ens3:
      match:
        name: ens3
  bridges:
    br0:
      interfaces: [ens3]
      dhcp4: true
"""

... it would be nice to be able to use a less verbose syntax. For example, it would be nice if the following syntax were equivalent to the above:

"""
network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    ens3: {}
  bridges:
    br0:
      interfaces: [ens3]
      dhcp4: true
"""

[Mike Pontillo (mpontillo)]

Actually, this seems like it's maybe just a documentation bug. I tried this just now and it worked. ;-)

Here's my working config:

"""
network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    ens3:
      dhcp4: yes
    ens9: {}
  bridges:
    br0:
      interfaces: [ens9]
      addresses:
       - 172.16.99.10/24
"""

I guess if the dictionary key is an interface name, netplan considers it a match-by-name by default..?

[Lukas Märdian (slyon)]

Indeed. If no "match: ..." stanza is given. It will assume the ID to be an interface name.