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IP-ADDRLABEL(8) Linux IP-ADDRLABEL(8)

NAME

ip-addrlabel - protocol address label management

SYNOPSIS


ip [ OPTIONS ] addrlabel { COMMAND | help }
 
 
OPTIONS := { -V[ersion] | -s[tatistics] | -r[ esolve] | -f[amily] { inet | inet6 | ipx | dnet | link } | -o[neline] }
 
ip addrlabel { add | del } prefix PREFIX [ dev DEV ] [ label NUMBER ]
 
ip addrlabel { list | flush }
 

DESCRIPTION

IPv6 address label is used for address selection described in RFC 3484. Precedence is managed by userspace, and only label is stored in kernel.
 

ip addrlabel add - add an address label

the command adds an address label entry to the kernel.
prefix PREFIX
dev DEV
the outgoing interface.
label NUMBER
the label for the prefix. 0xffffffff is reserved.

ip addrlabel del - delete an address label

the command deletes an address label entry in the kernel. Arguments: coincide with the arguments of ip addrlabel add but label is not required.

ip addrlabel list - list address labels

the command show contents of address labels.

ip addrlabel flush - flush address labels

the command flushes the contents of address labels and it does not restore default settings.
 

SEE ALSO

ip(8)
 

AUTHOR

Manpage by Yoshifuji Hideaki / 吉藤英明
 
20 Dec 2011 iproute2