ip
linux
Show/manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and tunnels. Some subcommands such as `address` have their own usage documentation.
More info →Subcommands (10)
ip address
→IP Address management subcommand.
ip link
→Manage network interfaces.
ip maddress
→Manage multicast addresses.
ip monitor
→Monitor network for state changes.
ip neighbour
→Neighbour/ARP tables management IP subcommand.
ip netconf
→Display configuration parameters.
ip route
→IP Routing table management subcommand. See also: `routel`.
ip rule
→IP routing policy database management.
ip stats
→Manage and show interface statistics.
ip tuntap
→Manage TUN/TAP virtual network interfaces.
Options (7)
List interfaces with detailed info
Example:
ip {{[a|address]}}List interfaces with brief network layer info
Example:
ip {{[-br|-brief]}} {{[a|address]}}List interfaces with brief link layer info
Example:
ip {{[-br|-brief]}} {{[l|link]}}Display the routing table
Example:
ip {{[r|route]}}Show neighbors (ARP table)
Example:
ip {{[n|neighbour]}}Make an interface up/down
Example:
sudo ip {{[l|link]}} {{[s|set]}} {{ethX}} {{up|down}}Add a default route
Example:
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