IFCFG(8) Linux IFCFG(8)
NAME
ifcfg - simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP management
SYNOPSIS
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 con-
trol 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
iproute2 September 24 2009 IFCFG(8)
