8. System administration commands (usually only for root)
IFCFG
Section: Linux (8)Updated: September 24 2009
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NAME
ifcfg - simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP managementSYNOPSIS
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.
NOTES
This script is not suitable for use with IPv6.SEE ALSO
IP Command reference ip-cref.ps
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