---
name: "inetutils-ifconfig"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "inetutils-tools"
version: "2:2.6-3+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/inetutils-ifconfig"
---

# inetutils-ifconfig(1)

configure network interfaces

## NAME

**ifconfig** – configure network interfaces

## SYNOPSIS

**ifconfig** \[*option* *...*\] *name* \[*addr*\] \[**broadcast** *brdaddr*\] \[**{** **pointopoint** \| **dstaddr** **}** *dstaddr*\] \[**netmask** *mask*\] \[**{** **ether** \| **hwaddr** \| **lladdr** **}** *macaddr*\] \[**metric** *n*\] \[**mtu** *n*\] \[**txqueuelen** *n*\] \[**up** \| **down**\] \[*flags*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Configure network interfaces.

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

Known flags are: **allmulti**, **arp**, **automedia**, **broadcast**, **debug**, **dynamic**, **master**, **multicast**, **pointopoint**, **portsel**, **promisc**, **slave**, **trailers**, **up**. Prepending **no** to any of these flags will negate their effect.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**, **--all**

  Display all available interfaces.

- **-A**, **--address** *addr*

  Set the interface address to *addr*.

- **-B**, **--broadcast** *addr*

  - **-b**, **--brdaddr** *addr*

  Set the broadcast address to *addr*.

- **-d**, **--dstaddr** *addr*

  - **-p**, **--peer** *addr*

  Set the destination (peer) address to *addr*.

- **--up**

  Activate the interface (default if address is given).

- **--down**

  Shut the interface down.

- **-F**, **--flags** *flag*,\[*flag* *...*\]

  Set the interface flags.

- **-i**, **--interface** *name*

  Configure the network interface *name*.

- **-l**, **--list**

  List the available or selected interfaces.

- **-m**, **--netmask** *mask*

  Set the netmask to *mask*.

- **--metric** *n*

  Set the interface metric to *n*.

- **-M**, **--mtu** *n*

  Set the interface MTU to *n*.

- **--format** *format*

  Select the output format; set to **help** for information.

- **-s**, **--short**

  Short output format.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Output information when configuring the interface.

- ?, **--help**

  Give this help list.

- **--usage**

  Give a short usage message.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print program version.

Linux-specific options:

- **-T**, **--txqlen** *n*

  Set the transmit queue length to *n*.