1IPTABLES-SAVE(8)                iptables 1.8.0                IPTABLES-SAVE(8)
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NAME

6       iptables-save — dump iptables rules
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8       ip6tables-save — dump iptables rules
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SYNOPSIS

11       iptables-save [-M modprobe] [-c] [-t table] [-f filename]
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13       ip6tables-save [-M modprobe] [-c] [-t table] [-f filename]
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DESCRIPTION

16       iptables-save and ip6tables-save are used to dump the contents of IP or
17       IPv6 Table in easily parseable format either to STDOUT or to  a  speci‐
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20       -M, --modprobe modprobe_program
21              Specify  the path to the modprobe program. By default, iptables-
22              save will inspect  /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe  to  determine  the
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25       -f, --file filename
26              Specify a filename to log the output to. If not specified, ipta‐
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30              include the current values of all packet and  byte  counters  in
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34              restrict  output  to  only  one  table. If not specified, output
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BUGS

38       None known as of iptables-1.2.1 release
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AUTHORS

41       Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
42       Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
43       Andras Kis-Szabo <kisza@sch.bme.hu> contributed ip6tables-save.
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SEE ALSO

46       iptables-restore(8), iptables(8)
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48       The iptables-HOWTO, which details more iptables usage,  the  NAT-HOWTO,
49       which  details  NAT,  and the netfilter-hacking-HOWTO which details the
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54iptables 1.8.0                                                IPTABLES-SAVE(8)