ifconfig is short for “interface configuration”. It’s the utility for system/network administration in Unix/Linux operating systems to configure, manage and query network interface parameters via command-line interface or in a system configuration scripts.
This article covers 15 ifconfig commands—with their practical examples—which might be very helpful to you in managing and configuring network interfaces in Linux systems.
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