IP-MADDRESS(8) Linux IP-MADDRESS(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

ip-maddress - multicast addresses management

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**ip** \[ *OPTIONS* ] **maddress** { *COMMAND* | **help** }

**ip maddress** \[ **add** | **del** ] *MULTIADDR dev NAME*

**ip maddress show** \[ **dev** *NAME* ]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**maddress** objects are multicast addresses.

## [ip maddress show - list multicast addresses](#ip_maddress_show_-_list_multicast_addresses)

[**dev NAME (default)**](#dev)

the device name.

[**ip maddress add - add a multicast address**](#ip)

[**ip maddress delete - delete a multicast address**](#ip~2)

These commands attach/detach a static link-layer multicast address to listen on the interface. Note that it is impossible to join protocol multicast groups statically. This command only manages link-layer addresses.

[**address LLADDRESS (default)**](#address)

the link-layer multicast address.

[**dev NAME**](#dev~2)

the device to join/leave this multicast address.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**ip**(8)](/man/os/iproute2/ip.8)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Original Manpage by Michail Litvak <mci@owl.openwall.com>

20 Dec 2011 iproute2

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Document: ip-maddress(8) from iproute2 7.2.0-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2