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IP\-ADDRLABEL
Section: Linux (8)Updated: 20 Dec 2011
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NAME
ip-addrlabel - protocol address label managementSYNOPSIS
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.- prefix PREFIX
- dev DEV
- the outgoing interface.
- label NUMBER
- 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