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Glossary: Networking Basics

ip

Also written: ip -n, ip -br, ip -6

The Linux command that shows and changes network settings, with a subcommand for each kind of thing: netns, link, addr, route and neigh. -n NAME runs it inside a namespace, -br prints short lines and -6 shows only IPv6.

Where the book teaches it

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ip addrip linkip netnsip routeip neigh