branches, one, buggy version, this won't work in some cases

inxi

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ####  Script Name: inxi
 ####  Version: 2.1.28
 ####  Date: 2014-07-22
-####  Patch Number: 02-b1
+####  Patch Number: 03-b1
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -6421,6 +6421,7 @@ get_network_advanced_data()
 	do
 		IFS=","
 		a_network_adv_working=( ${A_NETWORK_DATA[i]} )
+		IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
 		# reset these every go round
 		driver_test=''
 		if_id='' 
@@ -6430,6 +6431,7 @@ get_network_advanced_data()
 		oper_state=''
 		usb_data=''
 		chip_id=''
+		array_counter=0
 		if [[ -z $( grep '^usb-' <<< ${a_network_adv_working[4]} ) ]];then
 			# note although this may exist technically don't use it, it's a virtual path
 			# and causes weird cat errors when there's a missing file as well as a virtual path
@@ -6522,7 +6524,12 @@ get_network_advanced_data()
 		fi
 		log_function_data "POST: working_path: $working_path\nif_data: $if_data - if_id: $if_id"
 		## note: in cases of dual ports with different ids, this loop will create extra array items
+# 		if_data="eth0 
+# ib0
+# ib1"
+		# if_data=$(tr '\n' ' ' <<< $if_data)
 		if [[ -n $if_data ]];then
+			#if_data=$(echo $if_data)
 			for if_item in $if_data
 			do
 				# strip out trailing spaces
@@ -6531,6 +6538,7 @@ get_network_advanced_data()
 					working_path=$working_path/net/$if_item
 					if_id=$if_item
 				fi
+				echo "$if_data ii:  $if_item $array_counter"
 				speed=''
 				duplex=''
 				mac_id=''
@@ -6550,16 +6558,66 @@ get_network_advanced_data()
 				if [[ -n ${a_network_adv_working[10]} ]];then
 					chip_id=${a_network_adv_working[10]}
 				fi
+				# echo $if_item $array_counter
 				# now we create one array index per id found, note that one pcibusid device can have > 1 id
 				A_NETWORK_DATA[array_counter]=${a_network_adv_working[0]}","${a_network_adv_working[1]}","${a_network_adv_working[2]}","${a_network_adv_working[3]}","${a_network_adv_working[4]}","$if_id","$oper_state","$speed","$duplex","$mac_id","$chip_id
+				
 				((array_counter++))
+				if [[ $array_counter -gt 3 ]];then
+					echo 'endless loop bug hit, exiting'
+					#exit
+				fi
 			done
 		fi
-		IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
 	done
+	a_temp=${A_NETWORK_DATA[@]}
+	log_function_data "A_NETWORK_DATA (advanced): $a_temp"
 
 	eval $LOGFE
 }
+# array_counter=0
+# if_data="eth0
+# ib1"
+# 		# if_data=$(tr '\n' ' ' <<< $if_data)
+# 		if [[ -n $if_data ]];then
+# 			#if_data=$(echo $if_data)
+# 			for if_item in $if_data
+# 			do
+# 				# strip out trailing spaces
+# 				if_item=${if_item%% }
+# 				if [[ $b_path_made == 'false' ]];then
+# 					working_path=$working_path/net/$if_item
+# 					if_id=$if_item
+# 				fi
+# 				speed=''
+# 				duplex=''
+# 				mac_id=''
+# 				oper_state=''
+# 				if [[ -r $working_path/speed ]];then
+# 					speed=$( cat $working_path/speed 2>/dev/null )
+# 				fi
+# 				if [[ -r $working_path/duplex ]];then
+# 					duplex=$( cat $working_path/duplex 2>/dev/null )
+# 				fi
+# 				if [[ -r $working_path/address ]];then
+# 					mac_id=$( cat $working_path/address 2>/dev/null )
+# 				fi
+# 				if [[ -r $working_path/operstate ]];then
+# 					oper_state=$( cat $working_path/operstate 2>/dev/null )
+# 				fi
+# 				if [[ -n ${a_network_adv_working[10]} ]];then
+# 					chip_id=${a_network_adv_working[10]}
+# 				fi
+# 				# echo $if_item $array_counter
+# 				# now we create one array index per id found, note that one pcibusid device can have > 1 id
+# A_NETWORK_DATA[array_counter]=${a_network_adv_working[0]}","${a_network_adv_working[1]}","${a_network_adv_working[2]}","${a_network_adv_working[3]}","${a_network_adv_working[4]}","$if_id","$oper_state","$speed","$duplex","$mac_id","$chip_id
+# 				a_temp=${A_NETWORK_DATA[@]}
+# 				echo ${a_temp[@]}
+# 				((array_counter++))
+# 				echo "$if_data" ii:  $if_item $array_counter
+# 			done
+# 		fi
+# 		exit
 
 get_networking_usb_data()
 {