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IP-ADDRLABEL(8) Linux IP-ADDRLABEL(8)

NAME

ip-addrlabel - protocol address label management

SYNOPSIS


ip addrlabel { COMMAND | help }

ip addrlabel { add | del } prefix PREFIX [ dev DEV ] [ label NUMBER ]

ip addrlabel { list | flush }

DESCRIPTION

IPv6 address labels are used for address selection; they are described in RFC 3484. Precedence is managed by userspace, and only the label itself is stored in the kernel.

ip addrlabel add - add an address label

add an address label entry to the kernel.

the outgoing interface.
the label for the prefix. 0xffffffff is reserved.

ip addrlabel del - delete an address label

delete an address label entry from the kernel. Arguments: coincide with the arguments of ip addrlabel add but the label is not required.

ip addrlabel list - list address labels

list the current address label entries in the kernel.

ip addrlabel flush - flush address labels

flush all address labels in the kernel. This does not restore any default settings.

SEE ALSO

ip(8)

AUTHOR

Manpage by Yoshifuji Hideaki / 吉藤英明

20 Dec 2011 iproute2