SYNOPSIS
ifconfig [OPTION...]DESCRIPTION
- NAME [ADDR] [broadcast BRDADDR] [pointopoint|dstaddr DSTADDR]
- [netmask MASK] [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
- -d, -p, --dstaddr=ADDR, --peer=ADDR
- set destination (peer) address to ADDR
- --down
- shut the interface down
- --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
- -m, --netmask=MASK
- set netmask to MASK
- --metric=N
- set metric of interface to N
- -M, --mtu=N
- set mtu of interface to N
- -s, --short
- short output format
- --up
- activate the interface (default if address is given)
- -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, automedia, debug, loopback, multicast, portsel, running, trailers, up
AUTHOR
Written by Marcus Brinkmann.REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2013 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.