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IFCONFIG(1)			 User Commands			   IFCONFIG(1)

NAME
       ifconfig - configure network interfaces

SYNOPSIS
       ifconfig [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION
	      NAME [ADDR] [broadcast BRDADDR] [pointopoint|dstaddr DSTADDR]

	      [netmask	MASK]  [metric	N]  [mtu  N]  [txqueuelen N] [up|down]
	      [FLAGS]

       Configure network interfaces.

	      Linux-specific options

       -T, --txqlen=N
	      set transmit queue length to N

       -a, --all
	      display all available interfaces

       -A, --address=ADDR
	      set interface address to ADDR

       -B, -b, --broadcast=ADDR, --brdaddr=ADDR
	      set broadcast address to ADDR

       -d, -p, --dstaddr=ADDR, --peer=ADDR
	      set destination (peer) address to ADDR

       --down shut the interface down

       --format=FORMAT
	      select output format; set to `help' for info

       -F, --flags=FLAG[,FLAG...] set interface flags

       -i, --interface=NAME
	      configure network interface NAME

       -l, --list
	      list available or selected interfaces

       -m, --netmask=MASK
	      set netmask to MASK

       --metric=N
	      set metric of interface to N

       -M, --mtu=N
	      set mtu of interface to N

       -s, --short
	      short output format

       --up   activate the interface (default if address is given)

       -v, --verbose
	      output information when configuring interface

       -?, --help
	      give this help list

       --usage
	      give a short usage message

       -V, --version
	      print program version

       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also	 mandatory  or
       optional for any corresponding short options.

       Known flags are: allmulti, automedia, debug, loopback, multicast, port‐
       sel, running, trailers, up

AUTHOR
       Written by Marcus Brinkmann.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.	 License  GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is	 free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for ifconfig is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.
       If  the info and ifconfig programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info ifconfig

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU inetutils 1.9.1.100.21-8a04	 December 2013			   IFCONFIG(1)

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