.BR inet " | " inet6 " | " ipx " | " dnet " | " link " } | "
\fB\-o\fR[\fIneline\fR] }
+.ti -8
+.BI "ip link add link " DEVICE
+.RB "[ " name " ]"
+.I NAME
+.br
+.RB "[ " txqueuelen
+.IR PACKETS " ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " address
+.IR LLADDR " ]"
+.RB "[ " broadcast
+.IR LLADDR " ]"
+.br
+.RB "[ " mtu
+.IR MTU " ]"
+.br
+.BR type TYPE
+.RI "[ " ARGS " ]"
+
+.ti -8
+.IR TYPE " := [ "
+.BR vlan " | " maclan " | " can " ]"
+
+.ti -8
+.BI "ip link delete " DEVICE
+.BI type TYPE
+.RI "[ " ARGS " ]"
+
.ti -8
.BI "ip link set " DEVICE
.RB "{ " up " | " down " | " arp " { " on " | " off " } |"
.IR VLAN-QOS " ] ] ["
.B rate
.IR TXRATE " ]"
-.BR " }"
-
.ti -8
.B ip link show
is a network device and the corresponding commands
display and change the state of devices.
-.SS ip link set - change device attributes
+.SS ip link add - add virtual link
.TP
-.BI dev " NAME " (default)
+.BI link " DEVICE "
+specifies the physical device to act operate on.
+
.I NAME
+specifies the name of the new virtual device.
+
+.I TYPE
+specifies the type of the new device.
+.sp
+Link types:
+
+.in +8
+.B vlan
+- 802.1q tagged virrtual LAN interface
+.sp
+.B macvlan
+- virtual interface base on link layer address (MAC)
+.sp
+.B can
+- Controller Area Network interface
+.in -8
+
+.SS ip link delete - delete virtual link
+.I DEVICE
+specifies the virtual device to act operate on.
+.I TYPE
+specifies the type of the device.
+
+
+.TP
+.BI dev " DEVICE "
+specifies the physical device to act operate on.
+
+.SS ip link set - change device attributes
+
+.TP
+.BI dev " DEVICE "
+.I DEVICE
specifies network device to operate on. When configuring SR-IOV Virtual Fuction
(VF) devices, this keyword should specify the associated Physical Function (PF)
device.