{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ifcfg",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ifcfg/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-02T22:33:00Z",
    "synopsis": "ifcfg [ DEVICE ] [ command ] ADDRESS [ PEER ]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ifcfg - simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP management\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ifcfg [ DEVICE ] [ command ] ADDRESS [ PEER ]\n\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "This manual page documents briefly the ifcfg command.\n\nThis is a simplistic script replacing one option of ifconfig , namely, IP address management.\nIt not only adds addresses, but also carries out Duplicate Address Detection RFC-DHCP, sends\nunsolicited ARP to update the caches of other hosts sharing the interface, adds some control\nroutes and restarts Router Discovery when it is necessary.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "IFCONFIG - COMMAND SYNTAX": {
            "content": "DEVICE - it may have alias, suffix, separated by colon.\n\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "command",
                    "content": "- add, delete or stop.\n\n\nADDRESS\n- optionally followed by prefix length.\n\n\npeer   - optional peer address for pointpoint interfaces.\n\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "NOTES": {
            "content": "This script is not suitable for use with IPv6.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "IP Command reference ip-cref.ps\n\n\n\niproute2                                  September 24 2009                                 IFCFG(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ifcfg - simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP management",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}