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/usr/bin/tc

IP Routing Utilities

From iproute2 7.3.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running tc -help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:	tc [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }
	tc [-force] -batch filename
where  OBJECT := { qdisc | class | filter | chain |
		    action | monitor | exec }
       OPTIONS := { -V[ersion] | -s[tatistics] | -d[etails] | -r[aw] |
		    -o[neline] | -j[son] | -p[retty] | -c[olor]
		    -b[atch] [filename] | -n[etns] name | -N[umeric] |
		     -nm | -nam[es] | { -cf | -conf } path
		     -br[ief] | -echo }
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-b, -b, -batch, -batch filenameread commands from provided file or standard input and invoke them.man
-forcedon't terminate tc on errors in batch mode.man
-o, -onelineoutput each record on a single line, replacing line feeds with the '' character.man
-n, -net, -netns NETNSswitches tc to the specified network namespace NETNS.man
-N, -NumericPrint the number of protocol, scope, dsfield, etc directly instead of converting it to human readable name.man
-cf, -conf FILENAMEspecifies path to the config file.man
-t, -timestampWhen tc monitor runs, print timestamp before the event message in format: Timestamp: <Day> <Month> <DD> <hh:mm:ss> <YYYY> <usecs> usecman
-ts, -tshortWhen tc monitor runs, prints short timestamp before the event message in format: [<YYYY>-<MM>-<DD>T<hh:mm:ss>.<ms>]man
-echoRequest the kernel to send the applied configuration back.man

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