* "ip addr show" returns interface names that won't work with "ip addr show dev <ifname>"
@ 2021-06-11 10:27 Scott Fields
2021-06-14 19:52 ` Scott Fields
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From: Scott Fields @ 2021-06-11 10:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev
“ip addr show” will return a list of devices that may not work with “ip addr show dev <ifname>”.
If you have list vlan device, it will return it as “<vlan ifname>@<parent ifname>”.
However, “ip addr show dev <ifname>” will not work with that name.
“ip addr show dev <ifname>” should work with interface names that “ip addr show” returns.
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* Re: "ip addr show" returns interface names that won't work with "ip addr show dev <ifname>"
2021-06-11 10:27 "ip addr show" returns interface names that won't work with "ip addr show dev <ifname>" Scott Fields
@ 2021-06-14 19:52 ` Scott Fields
2021-06-14 21:20 ` Stephen Hemminger
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From: Scott Fields @ 2021-06-14 19:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev
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> On Jun 11, 2021, at 5:27 AM, Scott Fields <slfields66@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> “ip addr show” will return a list of devices that may not work with “ip addr show dev <ifname>”.
>
> If you have list vlan device, it will return it as “<vlan ifname>@<parent ifname>”.
>
> However, “ip addr show dev <ifname>” will not work with that name.
>
> “ip addr show dev <ifname>” should work with interface names that “ip addr show” returns.
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* Re: "ip addr show" returns interface names that won't work with "ip addr show dev <ifname>"
2021-06-14 19:52 ` Scott Fields
@ 2021-06-14 21:20 ` Stephen Hemminger
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From: Stephen Hemminger @ 2021-06-14 21:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Scott Fields; +Cc: netdev
On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:52:50 -0500
Scott Fields <slfields66@gmail.com> wrote:
> Has this been received? I’ve not seen any response.
>
> > On Jun 11, 2021, at 5:27 AM, Scott Fields <slfields66@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > “ip addr show” will return a list of devices that may not work with “ip addr show dev <ifname>”.
> >
> > If you have list vlan device, it will return it as “<vlan ifname>@<parent ifname>”.
> >
> > However, “ip addr show dev <ifname>” will not work with that name.
> >
> > “ip addr show dev <ifname>” should work with interface names that “ip addr show” returns.
>
The % syntax is how ip commands show the link field of the device.
It has been that way since the initial versions of iproute2 back in 2.4 Linux kernel.
So it is a historical behavior that won't change.
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