routel

list the IP routing tables in a column-formatted view

TLDR

List all routes in the default (main) table

$ routel

List a specific routing table by name or id

$ routel [main]

Show only IPv4 routes

$ routel -4

Show only IPv6 routes

$ routel -6

Filter to a specific destination (extra ip route args pass through)

$ routel main [10.0.0.0/8]

Show the local table

$ routel [local]

SYNOPSIS

routel [options] [tablenr [ip-route-options...]]

routel is a small shell script shipped with iproute2 that wraps `ip route list` and reformats the output into fixed columns that some users find easier to read than raw `ip` output. Any extra arguments are forwarded to `ip route list`, so any filter that works there also works here.A sibling script, `routef`, flushes routes. Both are thin helpers; anything they do is also achievable with `ip route`.

PARAMETERS

-4

Shorthand for `--family inet` — IPv4 only.

-6

Shorthand for `--family inet6` — IPv6 only.

-f, --family inet|inet6

Restrict to the given address family.

-h, --help

Show help.

tablenr

Routing table name (e.g. `main`, `local`, `default`) or numeric id.

ip-route-options

Any additional arguments are passed to `ip route list` verbatim (destination, via, dev, etc.).

OUTPUT

The script prints columns:

$ target gateway source proto scope dev tbl

Columns with no value are shown as `-`.

CAVEATS

Pure wrapper — no new features beyond what `ip route list` provides. Some distributions package it in a separate `iproute2-extras` or similar package. Columnar alignment can look awkward in very narrow terminals.

HISTORY

routel was originally written by Stephen R. van den Berg and rewritten/maintained by Stephen Hemminger as part of the iproute2 package.