ifconfig(1) User Commands ifconfig(1)
NAME
ifconfig - configure network interfaces
SYNOPSIS
ifconfig [OPTION...]
DESCRIPTION
NAME [ADDR] [broadcast BRDADDR] [pointopoint|dstaddr DSTADDR]
[netmask MASK] [ether|hwaddr|lladdr MACADDR] [metric N] [mtu N]
[txqueuelen N] [up|down] [FLAGS]
Configure network interfaces.
Linux-specific options
-T, --txqlen=N
set transmit queue length to N
-a, --all
display all available interfaces
-A, --address=ADDR
set interface address to ADDR
-B, -b, --broadcast=ADDR, --brdaddr=ADDR
set broadcast address to ADDR
--down shut the interface down
-d, -p, --dstaddr=ADDR, --peer=ADDR
set destination (peer) address to ADDR
--format=FORMAT
select output format; set to `help' for info
-F, --flags=FLAG[,FLAG...] set interface flags
-i, --interface=NAME
configure network interface NAME
-l, --list
list available or selected interfaces
--metric=N
set metric of interface to N
-m, --netmask=MASK
set netmask to MASK
-M, --mtu=N
set mtu of interface to N
-s, --short
short output format
--up activate the interface
-v, --verbose
output information when configuring interface
-?, --help
give this help list
--usage
give a short usage message
-V, --version
print program version
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
Prepend 'no' to negate the effect.
AUTHOR
Written by Marcus Brinkmann.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for ifconfig is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info and ifconfig programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info ifconfig
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU inetutils 2.5 December 2023 ifconfig(1)
inetutils 2.5 - Generated Sat Dec 30 12:46:43 CST 2023