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/usr/bin/bridge

IP Routing Utilities

From iproute2 7.3.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running bridge --help (exit 255). permalink

Usage: bridge [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }
       bridge [ -force ] -batch filename
where  OBJECT := { link | fdb | mdb | mst | vlan | vni | monitor }
       OPTIONS := { -V[ersion] | -s[tatistics] | -d[etails] |
                    -o[neline] | -t[imestamp] | -n[etns] name |
                    -com[pressvlans] -c[olor] -p[retty] -j[son] }
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-V, -Versionprint the version of the bridge utility and exit.man
-s, -stats, -statisticsoutput more information.man
-d, -detailsprint detailed information about bridge vlan filter entries or MDB router ports.man
-n, -net, -netns NETNSswitches bridge to the specified network namespace NETNS.man
-b, -batch FILENAMERead commands from provided file or standard input and invoke them.man
-forceDon't terminate bridge command on errors in batch mode.man
-com, -compressvlansShow compressed VLAN list.man
-j, -jsonOutput results in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).man
-p, -prettyWhen combined with -j generate a pretty JSON output.man
-o, -onelineoutput each record on a single line, replacing line feeds with the '' character.man

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