ip-address

TLDR

List all addresses

$ ip address

Show only active interfaces

$ ip address show up

Show specific interface

$ ip address show eth0

Add IP address

$ sudo ip address add 192.168.1.100/24 dev eth0

Delete IP address

$ sudo ip address delete 192.168.1.100/24 dev eth0

Flush addresses by scope

$ sudo ip address flush eth0 scope global

SYNOPSIS

ip address [command] [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

ip address manages IP addresses on network interfaces. It can display, add, delete, and flush addresses for both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.

PARAMETERS

show [device]

Display IP addresses (default action)

add address dev device

Add an IP address to interface

delete address dev device

Remove an IP address from interface

flush device

Remove all addresses from interface

Filter to show only active interfaces

scope global|link|host

Filter or set address scope

label label

Set address label

broadcast address

Set broadcast address

CAVEATS

Addresses added are not persistent across reboots. Use network configuration files or NetworkManager for persistence. An interface can have multiple IP addresses.

HISTORY

ip address is part of iproute2, replacing the deprecated ifconfig command.