---
name: "tipc-nametable"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "iproute2"
version: "7.3.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tipc-nametable"
---

# tipc-nametable(8)

show TIPC nametable

## NAME

tipc-nametable - show TIPC nametable

## SYNOPSIS

**tipc nametable show**\

## OPTIONS

Options (flags) that can be passed anywhere in the command chain.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help about last valid command. For example **tipc nametable --help** will show nametable help and **tipc --help** will show general help. The position of the option in the string is irrelevant.

- **-j**, **-json**

  Output results in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).

- **-p**, **-pretty**

  The default JSON format is compact and more efficient to parse but hard for most users to read. This flag adds indentation for readability.

## DESCRIPTION

The nametable shows TIPC publication information.

### Nametable format

- **Type**

  The 32-bit type field of the port name. The type field often indicates the class of service provided by a port.

- **Lower**

  The lower bound of the 32-bit instance field of the port name. The instance field is often used as a sub-class indicator.

- **Upper**

  The upper bound of the 32-bit instance field of the port name. The instance field is often used as a sub-class indicator. A difference in **lower** and **upper** means the socket is bound to the port name range \[lower,upper\]

- **Port Identity**

  The unique socket (port) identifier within the TIPC cluster. The **port identity** consists of a node identity followed by a socket reference number.

- **Publication**

  The **publication** ID is a random number used internally to represent a publication.

- **Scope**

  The publication **scope** specifies the visibility of a bound port name. The **scope** can be specified to comprise three different domains: **node**, **cluster** and **zone.** Applications residing within the specified **scope** can see and access the port using the displayed port name.

## EXIT STATUS

Exit status is 0 if command was successful or a positive integer upon failure.

## SEE ALSO

[**tipc**(8)](/tipc/8.md), [**tipc-bearer**(8)](/tipc-bearer/8.md), [**tipc-link**(8)](/tipc-link/8.md), [**tipc-media**(8)](/tipc-media/8.md), [**tipc-node**(8)](/tipc-node/8.md), [**tipc-peer**(8)](/tipc-peer/8.md), [**tipc-socket**(8)](/tipc-socket/8.md)\

## REPORTING BUGS

Report any bugs to the Network Developers mailing list **\<netdev@vger.kernel.org\>** where the development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be subscribed to the list to send a message there.

## AUTHOR

Richard Alpe \<richard.alpe@ericsson.com\>