.TH IP\-MADDRESS 8 "20 Dec 2011" "iproute2" "Linux"
.SH "NAME"
ip-maddress \- multicast addresses management
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.ad l
.in +8
.ti -8
.B ip
.RI "[ " OPTIONS " ]"
.B  maddress
.RI " { " COMMAND " | "
.BR help " }"
.sp
.ti -8

.BR "ip maddress" " [ " add " | " del " ]"
.IB MULTIADDR " dev " STRING

.ti -8
.BR "ip maddress show" " [ " dev
.IR STRING " ]"

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B maddress
objects are multicast addresses.

.SS ip maddress show - list multicast addresses

.TP
.BI dev " NAME " (default)
the device name.

.SS ip maddress add - add a multicast address
.SS ip maddress delete - delete a multicast address
these commands attach/detach a static link layer multicast address
to listen on the interface.
Note that it is impossible to join protocol multicast groups
statically.  This command only manages link layer addresses.

.TP
.BI address " LLADDRESS " (default)
the link layer multicast address.

.TP
.BI dev " NAME"
the device to join/leave this multicast address.

.SH SEE ALSO
.br
.BR ip (8)

.SH AUTHOR
Original Manpage by Michail Litvak <mci@owl.openwall.com>