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/usr/bin/ifconfig

Linux networking base tools

From net-tools 2.10-r39 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running ifconfig --help (exit 0). permalink

    loop (Local Loopback) slip (Serial Line IP) cslip (VJ Serial Line IP)
    slip6 (6-bit Serial Line IP) cslip6 (VJ 6-bit Serial Line IP) adaptive (Adaptive Serial Line IP)
    ether (Ethernet) netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) tunnel (IPIP Tunnel)
    ppp (Point-to-Point Protocol)
    unix (UNIX Domain) inet (DARPA Internet) inet6 (IPv6)
    netrom (AMPR NET/ROM)
Usage:
  ifconfig [-a] [-v] [-s] <interface> [[<AF>] <address>]
  [add <address>[/<prefixlen>]]
  [del <address>[/<prefixlen>]]
  [[-]broadcast [<address>]]  [[-]pointopoint [<address>]]
  [netmask <address>]  [dstaddr <address>]  [tunnel <address>]
  [outfill <NN>] [keepalive <NN>]
  [hw <HW> <address>]  [mtu <NN>]
  [[-]trailers]  [[-]arp]  [[-]allmulti]
  [multicast]  [[-]promisc]
  [mem_start <NN>]  [io_addr <NN>]  [irq <NN>]  [media <type>]
  [txqueuelen <NN>]
  [name <newname>]
  [[-]dynamic]
  [up|down] ...

  <HW>=Hardware Type.
  List of possible hardware types:
  <AF>=Address family. Default: inet
  List of possible address families:
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-adisplay all interfaces which are currently available, even if downman
-sdisplay a short list (like netstat -i)man
-vbe more verbose for some error conditionsman

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