IP-ADDRLABEL(8) Linux IP-ADDRLABEL(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

ip-addrlabel - protocol address label management

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**ip addrlabel** { *COMMAND* | **help** }

**ip addrlabel** { **add** | **del** } **prefix** **PREFIX** \[ **dev** *DEV* ] \[ **label** *NUMBER* ]

**ip addrlabel** { **list** | **flush** }

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

IPv6 address labels are used for address selection; they are described in RFC 3484. Precedence is managed by userspace, and only the label itself is stored in the kernel.

## [ip addrlabel add - add an address label](#ip_addrlabel_add_-_add_an_address_label)

add an address label entry to the kernel.

[**prefix PREFIX**](#prefix)

[**dev DEV**](#dev)

the outgoing interface.

[**label NUMBER**](#label)

the label for the prefix. 0xffffffff is reserved.

## [ip addrlabel del - delete an address label](#ip_addrlabel_del_-_delete_an_address_label)

delete an address label entry from the kernel. **Arguments:** coincide with the arguments of **ip addrlabel add** but the label is not required.

## [ip addrlabel list - list address labels](#ip_addrlabel_list_-_list_address_labels)

list the current address label entries in the kernel.

## [ip addrlabel flush - flush address labels](#ip_addrlabel_flush_-_flush_address_labels)

flush all address labels in the kernel. This does not restore any default settings.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

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

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Manpage by Yoshifuji Hideaki / 吉藤英明

20 Dec 2011 iproute2

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Document: ip-addrlabel(8) from iproute2 7.3.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2