ip link does support "change".
if (matches(*argv, "set") == 0 ||
matches(*argv, "change") == 0)
return iplink_modify(RTM_NEWLINK, 0,
argc-1, argv+1);
The attached patch documents this.
Signed-off-by: Jiayun Chen <jiayunchen@smail.nju.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
"\n"
" ip link delete { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP } type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n"
"\n"
- " ip link set { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP }\n"
+ " ip link { set | change } { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP }\n"
" [ { up | down } ]\n"
" [ type TYPE ARGS ]\n");
.RI "[ " ARGS " ]"
.ti -8
-.BR "ip link set " {
+.BR "ip link" " { " set " | " change " } " {
.IR DEVICE " | "
.BI "group " GROUP
}