ifdata
retrieves network interface information in a script-friendly format
TLDR
Get IP address
$ ifdata -pa [eth0]
Get netmask$ ifdata -pn [eth0]
Get broadcast address$ ifdata -pb [eth0]
Get MAC address$ ifdata -ph [eth0]
Get MTU$ ifdata -pm [eth0]
Check if interface exists$ ifdata -e [eth0]
Get network address$ ifdata -pN [eth0]
SYNOPSIS
ifdata [options] interface
DESCRIPTION
ifdata retrieves network interface information in a script-friendly format. Part of the moreutils package. Unlike ifconfig or ip, it returns single clean values without parsing. Exit codes indicate success/failure for conditional testing in scripts.
PARAMETERS
-e
Test if interface exists (exit code).-pa
Print IP address.-pn
Print netmask.-pN
Print network address.-pb
Print broadcast address.-pm
Print MTU.-ph
Print hardware (MAC) address.-pf
Print flags.
INSTALL
sudo apt install moreutils
sudo dnf install moreutils
sudo pacman -S moreutils
sudo apk add moreutils
sudo zypper install moreutils
brew install moreutils
nix profile install nixpkgs#moreutils
