ip

Manage network devices and routing (iproute2).

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Verified: 2025-09-09

Syntax

$ip [LINK|ADDR|ROUTE|...] [OPTIONEN]

Examples

$ip addr show

$ip route add default via 192.0.2.1

Typical use cases

Standard usage

ip --help

Note Modern alternative to <a class='link-badge' href='?query=ifconfig'>ifconfig</a> / <a class='link-badge' href='?query=route'>route</a>.

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