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28.\" From: @(#)ifconfig.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
29.\" $FreeBSD: head/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 147948 2005-07-13 09:35:35Z brueffer $
30.\"
31.Dd July 11, 2005
32.Dt IFCONFIG 8
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm ifconfig
36.Nd configure network interface parameters
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm
39.Op Fl L
40.Op Fl m
41.Ar interface
42.Op Cm create
43.Op Ar address_family
44.Oo
45.Ar address
46.Op Ar dest_address
47.Oc
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60.Nm
61.Fl l
62.Op Fl d
63.Op Fl u
64.Op Ar address_family
65.Nm
66.Op Fl L
67.Op Fl d
68.Op Fl m
69.Op Fl u
70.Op Fl v
71.Op Fl C
72.Sh DESCRIPTION
73The
74.Nm
75utility is used to assign an address
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1066flag may be used to get more verbose status for an interface.
1067.Pp
1068The
1069.Fl C
1070flag may be used to list all of the interface cloners available on
1071the system, with no additional information.
1072Use of this flag is mutually exclusive with all other flags and commands.
1073.Pp
1074Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
1075.Sh NOTES
1076The media selection system is relatively new and only some drivers support
1077it (or have need for it).
1078.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
1079Messages indicating the specified interface does not exist, the
1080requested address is unknown, or the user is not privileged and
1081tried to alter an interface's configuration.
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2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
3.\"
4.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
5.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
6.\" are met:
7.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
8.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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21.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
22.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
23.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
24.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
25.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
26.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
27.\"
28.\" From: @(#)ifconfig.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
29.\" $FreeBSD: head/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 147948 2005-07-13 09:35:35Z brueffer $
30.\"
31.Dd July 11, 2005
32.Dt IFCONFIG 8
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm ifconfig
36.Nd configure network interface parameters
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm
39.Op Fl L
40.Op Fl m
41.Ar interface
42.Op Cm create
43.Op Ar address_family
44.Oo
45.Ar address
46.Op Ar dest_address
47.Oc
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60.Nm
61.Fl l
62.Op Fl d
63.Op Fl u
64.Op Ar address_family
65.Nm
66.Op Fl L
67.Op Fl d
68.Op Fl m
69.Op Fl u
70.Op Fl v
71.Op Fl C
72.Sh DESCRIPTION
73The
74.Nm
75utility is used to assign an address
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1066flag may be used to get more verbose status for an interface.
1067.Pp
1068The
1069.Fl C
1070flag may be used to list all of the interface cloners available on
1071the system, with no additional information.
1072Use of this flag is mutually exclusive with all other flags and commands.
1073.Pp
1074Only the super-user may modify the configuration of a network interface.
1075.Sh NOTES
1076The media selection system is relatively new and only some drivers support
1077it (or have need for it).
1078.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
1079Messages indicating the specified interface does not exist, the
1080requested address is unknown, or the user is not privileged and
1081tried to alter an interface's configuration.
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