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/usr/bin/arpd

IP Routing Utilities

From iproute2 7.3.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running arpd --help (exit 1). permalink

/usr/bin/arpd: invalid option -- '-'
Usage: arpd [ -lkh? ] [ -a N ] [ -b dbase ] [ -B number ] [ -f file ] [ -n time ] [-p interval ] [ -R rate ] [ interfaces ]
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h -?Print helpman
-lDump the arpd database to stdout and exit.man
-f FILERead and load an arpd database from FILE in a text format similar to that dumped by option -l.man
-b DATABASEthe location of the database file.man
-a NUMBERWith this option, arpd not only passively listens for ARP packets on the interface, but also sends broadcast queries itself.man
-kSuppress sending broadcast queries by the kernel.man
-n TIMESpecifies the timeout of the negative cache.man
-p TIMEThe time to wait in seconds between polling attempts to the kernel ARP table.man
-R RATEMaximal steady rate of broadcasts sent by arpd in packets per second.man
-B NUMBERThe number of broadcasts sent by arpd back to back.man

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