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/usr/bin/nl-link-set

Command line interface utils for libnl3

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

Usage: nl-link-set [OPTION]... [LINK]

Options
 -q, --quiet		Do not print informal notifications
 -h, --help            Show this help
 -v, --version         Show versioning information

Selecting the Link
 -n, --name=NAME	link name
 -i, --index           interface index
Change Options
     --rename=NAME     rename interface
     --mtu=NUM         MTU value
     --txqlen=NUM      TX queue length
     --weight=NUM      weight
     --ifalias=NAME    alias name (SNMP IfAlias)
     --state=up/down   set interface up/down
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
-q, --quietDo not print informal notificationshelp
-h, --helpShow this helphelp
-v, --versionShow versioning informationhelp
-n, --name NAMElink namehelp
-i, --indexinterface indexhelp
--rename NAMErename interfacehelp
--mtu NUMMTU valuehelp
--txqlen NUMTX queue lengthhelp
--weight NUMweighthelp
--ifalias NAMEalias name (SNMP IfAlias)help
--state up/downset interface up/downhelp

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