NAME

       ifup - bring interfaces up

SYNOPSIS

       ifup [<options>...] <interfaces>

DESCRIPTION

       ifup is used to configure interfaces according to how they are configured in the configuration database.

OPTIONS

       -a, --auto
           Only match interfaces that are marked as auto.

       -f, --force
           Force   configuration   of   the   interface.   This  option  exists  for  compatibility  with  other
           implementations.

       -h, --help
           Display supported options to ifquery.

       -i, --interfaces FILE
           Use FILE as the config database.

       -n, --no-act
           Show what commands would be run instead of actually running them.  Useful for  testing  configuration
           changes.

       -v, --verbose
           Show what commands are being run as they are executed.

       -E, --executor-path PATH
           Look for executors in the given PATH.

       -I, --include PATTERN
           Include PATTERN when matching against the config or state database.

       -L, --no-lock
           Do not use a lockfile to serialize state changes.

       -S, --state-file FILE
           Use FILE as the state database.

       -T, --timeout TIMEOUT
           Wait up to TIMEOUT seconds for executors to complete before raising an error.

       -V, --version
           Print the ifupdown-ng version and exit.

       -X, --exclude PATTERN
           Exclude PATTERN when matching against the config or state database.

SEE ALSO

       ifupdown-ng.conf(5) ifdown(8) ifquery(8) interfaces(5)

AUTHORS

       Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org>

                                                   2025-03-25                                            ifup(8)