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/usr/bin/ebtables

Linux kernel firewall, NAT and packet mangling tools

From iptables 1.8.13-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running ebtables --help (exit 0). permalink

Also provided by 1 other package version
ebtables 1.8.13 (nf_tables)
Usage:
ebtables -[ADI] chain rule-specification [options]
ebtables -P chain target
ebtables -[LFZ] [chain]
ebtables -[NX] [chain]
ebtables -E old-chain-name new-chain-name

Commands:
--append -A chain             : append to chain
--delete -D chain             : delete matching rule from chain
--delete -D chain rulenum     : delete rule at position rulenum from chain
--change-counters -C chain
          [rulenum] pcnt bcnt : change counters of existing rule
--insert -I chain rulenum     : insert rule at position rulenum in chain
--list   -L [chain]           : list the rules in a chain or in all chains
--flush  -F [chain]           : delete all rules in chain or in all chains
--init-table                  : replace the kernel table with the initial table
--zero   -Z [chain]           : put counters on zero in chain or in all chains
--policy -P chain target      : change policy on chain to target
--new-chain -N chain          : create a user defined chain
--rename-chain -E old new     : rename a chain
--delete-chain -X [chain]     : delete a user defined chain
Options:
[!] --proto  -p proto         : protocol hexadecimal, by name or LENGTH
[!] --src    -s address[/mask]: source mac address
[!] --dst    -d address[/mask]: destination mac address
[!] --in-if  -i name[+]       : network input interface name
[!] --out-if -o name[+]       : network output interface name
[!] --logical-in  name[+]     : logical bridge input interface name
[!] --logical-out name[+]     : logical bridge output interface name
--set-counters -c chain
          pcnt bcnt           : set the counters of the to be added rule
--modprobe -M program         : try to insert modules using this program
--concurrent                  : use a file lock to support concurrent scripts
--verbose -v                  : verbose mode
--version -V                  : print package version

Environment variable:
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
--append -A: append to chainhelp
--delete -D: delete matching rule from chainhelp
--insert -I: insert rule at position rulenum in chainhelp
--list-L [chain] : list the rules in a chain or in all chainshelp
--flush-F [chain] : delete all rules in chain or in all chainshelp
--init-table: replace the kernel table with the initial tablehelp
--zero-Z [chain] : put counters on zero in chain or in all chainshelp
--policy -P: change policy on chain to targethelp
--new-chain -N: create a user defined chainhelp
--rename-chain -E: rename a chainhelp
--delete-chain -X: delete a user defined chainhelp
--modprobe -M: try to insert modules using this programhelp
--concurrent: use a file lock to support concurrent scriptshelp
--verbose -v: verbose modehelp
--version -V: print package versionhelp

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