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networkctl

Query the status of network links. Manage the network configuration using systemd-networkd. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/networkctl.html.
  • Show a list of existing links and their status:
    networkctl list
  • Show an overall network status:
    networkctl status
  • Bring network devices up:
    networkctl up {{interface1 interface2 ...}}
  • Bring network devices down:
    networkctl down {{interface1 interface2 ...}}
  • Renew dynamic configurations (e.g. IP addresses received from a DHCP server):
    networkctl renew {{interface1 interface2 ...}}
  • Reload configuration files (.netdev and .network):
    networkctl reload
  • Reconfigure network interfaces (if you edited the config, you need to call networkctl reload first):
    networkctl reconfigure {{interface1 interface2 ...}}

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