ifcfg (8) Linux Manual Page

ifcfg – simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP management

Synopsis

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.