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Old 09-20-2022, 01:39 PM   #1
paulspedding
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Question What does all the flags from the IP command do/mean?


So when using `ip a` or `ip r` or even `ip link` there is a whole
bunch of flags and I'm not quite sure of all there meanings.

Anyone got a good resources where I can find out what these all mean
since the manual is quite short?
 
Old 09-20-2022, 02:48 PM   #2
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Try 'info ip'.
 
Old 09-20-2022, 03:01 PM   #3
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Code:
man ip
man route
Also:
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/
http://man.he.net/
 
  


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