---
name: "snmpgetnext"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "net-snmp"
version: "5.9.5.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snmpgetnext"
---

# snmpgetnext(1)

communicates with a network entity using SNMP GETNEXT requests

## NAME

snmpgetnext - communicates with a network entity using SNMP GETNEXT requests

## SYNOPSIS

**snmpgetnext** \[COMMON OPTIONS\] \[-Cf\] AGENT OID \[OID\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**snmpgetnext** is an SNMP application that uses the SNMP GETNEXT request to query for information on a network entity.  One or more object identifiers (OIDs) may be given as arguments on the command line.  Each variable name is given in the format specified in *[variables(5)](/variables/5.md)*. For each one, the variable that is lexicographically "next" in the remote entity's MIB will be returned.

For example:

snmpgetnext -c public zeus interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifType.1

will retrieve the variable interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifType.2:

interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifType.2 = softwareLoopback(24)

If the network entity has an error processing the request packet, an error message will be shown, helping to pinpoint in what way the request was malformed.

## OPTIONS

- **-Cf**

  If **-Cf** is *not* specified, some applications (**snmpdelta**, **snmpget**, **snmpgetnext** and **snmpstatus**) will try to fix errors returned by the agent that you were talking to and resend the request.  The only time this is really useful is if you specified a OID that didn't exist in your request and you're using SNMPv1 which requires "all or nothing" kinds of requests.

In addition to this option, **snmpgetnext** takes the common options described in the *[snmpcmd(1)](/snmpcmd/1.md)* manual page. Note that  **snmpgetnext** REQUIRES an argument specifying the agent to query and at least one OID argument, as described there.

## SEE ALSO

[snmpcmd(1)](/snmpcmd/1.md), [snmpget(1)](/snmpget/1.md), [variables(5)](/variables/5.md).