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/usr/bin/nl-addr-delete

Command line interface utils for libnl3

From libnl3-cli 3.12.0-r7 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running nl-addr-delete --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: nl-addr-delete [OPTION]... [ADDRESS]

Options
 -i, --interactive         Run interactively.
     --yes                 Set default answer to yes.
 -q, --quiet               Do not print informal notifications.
 -h, --help                Show this help.
 -v, --version             Show versioning information.

Address Options
 -a, --local=ADDR          Local address.
 -d, --dev=DEV             Associated network device.
     --family=FAMILY       Family of local address.
     --label=STRING        Address label (IPv4).
     --peer=ADDR           Peer address (IPv4).
     --scope=SCOPE         Address scope (IPv4).
     --broadcast=ADDR      Broadcast address of network (IPv4).
     --valid-lifetime=TS   Valid lifetime before route expires (IPv6).
     --preferred=TIME      Preferred lifetime (IPv6).
     --valid=TIME          Valid lifetime (IPv6).
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
-i, --interactiveRun interactively.help
--yesSet default answer to yes.help
-q, --quietDo not print informal notifications.help
-h, --helpShow this help.help
-v, --versionShow versioning information.help
-a, --local ADDRLocal address.help
-d, --dev DEVAssociated network device.help
--family FAMILYFamily of local address.help
--label STRINGAddress label (IPv4).help
--peer ADDRPeer address (IPv4).help
--scope SCOPEAddress scope (IPv4).help
--broadcast ADDRBroadcast address of network (IPv4).help
--valid-lifetime TSValid lifetime before route expires (IPv6).help
--preferred TIMEPreferred lifetime (IPv6).help
--valid TIMEValid lifetime (IPv6).help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.