IFCFG 8 "September 24 2009" "iproute2" "Linux"
NAME
ifcfg - simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP management
SYNOPSIS
.ad l
ifcfg "[ " DEVICE " ] [ " command " ] " ADDRESS " [ " PEER " ] "
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
ifcfg command.
This is a simplistic script replacing one option of ifconfig , namely, IP address management. It not only adds addresses, but also carries out Duplicate Address Detection RFC-DHCP, sends unsolicited ARP to update the caches of other hosts sharing the interface, adds some control routes and restarts Router Discovery when it is necessary.
IFCONFIG - COMMAND SYNTAX
DEVICE - it may have alias, suffix, separated by colon.
command - add, delete or stop.
ADDRESS - optionally followed by prefix length.
peer - optional peer address for pointpoint interfaces.
NOTES
This script is not suitable for use with IPv6.
SEE ALSO
"IP Command reference " ip-cref.ps
