ip
ip is a Linux command in the Network category, rated intermediate difficulty. Modern tool for managing network interfaces, routes, and addresses. The syntax is ip [options] object command. Key options and parameters: object — addr, link, route, etc.. It returns network configuration details. A practical example: ip addr # Show all IP addresses ip link # Show network interfaces ip route # Show routing table ip addr add 192.168.1.10/24 dev eth0 # Add IP address A close relative is ping, which tests network connectivity to a host by sending ICMP echo requests. A close relative is curl, which transfers data to/from a server using various protocols (HTTP, FTP, etc.). A close relative is wget, which downloads files from the internet. Supports recursive downloads. More about this category: Linux networking commands — ping, curl, wget, netstat, ss, ifconfig, and more. Configure and troubleshoot network connections. Related Network commands: ping, curl, wget, ifconfig, ss, netstat, nslookup, dig.