1IFCFG(8)                             Linux                            IFCFG(8)
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NAME

6       ifcfg - simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP managment
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SYNOPSIS

9       ifcfg [ DEVICE [ :ALIAS: ] ] [ command ] ADDRESS [ LENGTH ] [ PEER ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       This manual page documents briefly the ifcfg command.
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16       This is a simplistic script replacing one option of ifconfig , namely,
17       IP address management. It not only adds addresses, but also carries out
18       Duplicate Address Detection RFC-DHCP, sends unsolicited ARP to update
19       the caches of other hosts sharing the interface, adds some control
20       routes and restarts Router Discovery when it is necessary.
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22       I strongly recommend using it instead of ifconfig both on hosts and on
23       routers.
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IFCONFIG - COMMAND SYNTAX

27       DEVICE - it may have alias, suffix, separated by colon.
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31              - add, delete or stop.
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38       peer   - optional peer address for pointpoint interfaces.
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EXAMPLE

42       This function determines, whether this is router or host.  It returns
43       0, if the host is apparently not router.
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SEE ALSO

47       ip-cref.dvi
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51iproute2                       September 24 2009                      IFCFG(8)