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ifconfig (1) User’s Reference Manual ifconfig (1)
NAME
ifconfig — configure network interfaces
SYNOPSIS
ifconfig [ option ... ] name [ addr ] [ broadcast brdaddr ] [ { pointopoint | dstaddr } dstaddr ] [ netmask mask ] [ { ether | hwaddr | lladdr } macaddr ] [ metric n ] [ mtu n ] [ txqueuelen n ] [ up | down ] [ flags ]
DESCRIPTION
Configure network interfaces.
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
Known flags are: allmulti , arp , automedia , broadcast , debug , dynamic , master , multicast , pointopoint , portsel , promisc , slave , trailers , up . Prepending no to any of these flags will negate their effect.
OPTIONS
-a
,
--all
Display all available interfaces.
-A , --address addr
Set the interface address to addr .
-B , --broadcast addr
-b , --brdaddr addr
Set the broadcast address to addr .
-d , --dstaddr addr
-p , --peer addr
Set the destination (peer) address to addr .
--up
Activate the interface (default if address is given).
--down
Shut the interface down.
-F , --flags flag ,[ flag ... ]
Set the interface flags.
-i , --interface name
Configure the network interface name .
-l , --list
List the available or selected interfaces.
-m , --netmask mask
Set the netmask to mask .
--metric n
Set the interface metric to n .
-M , --mtu n
Set the interface MTU to n .
--format format
Select the output format; set to help for information.
-s , --short
Short output format.
-v , --verbose
Output information when configuring the interface.
- ?, --help
Give this help list.
--usage
Give a short usage message.
-V , --version
Print program version.
Linux-specific options:
-T , --txqlen n
Set the transmit queue length to n . GNU Network Utilities February 9, 2019 ifconfig (1)