I've been using the command /bin/ip
:
ip addr add 10.10.10.0 dev eth0
I would like to see the source code of how the ip
command works. Is it available?
I've been using the command /bin/ip
:
ip addr add 10.10.10.0 dev eth0
I would like to see the source code of how the ip
command works. Is it available?
The ip
program is part of the iproute2
software package, and can be downloaded from www.kernel.org. N.b. Unlike the old ipconfig
program, which uses ioctls
to do its job, the iproute2
utilities use Netlink sockets to communicate with the kernel. It helps understanding how the ip
program works if you are familiarised with Netlink sockets.
ip
utility is part of the iproute2 suite. – countermode Aug 04 '17 at 06:55ip
comes from (admitted, you have to be more careful with the query). U&L is a knowledge base for solving problems and in this sense I still claim that neither the question nor the answers to it contribute to U&L. This has nothing to do with enlightened or not enlightened, this has to do with the concept of U&L. You may want to have a look at http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, especially the Section "Before You Ask" (inspired by Jeff Schaller here on U&L). – countermode Aug 08 '17 at 07:20