NAME

       ifreload - reload network interface configuration

SYNOPSIS

          ifreload [-h] (-a|-c) [-v] [-d] [-f] [-n] [-s]

DESCRIPTION

          reloads  network  interfaces(5)  file /etc/network/interfaces or config file defined in
          ifupdown2.conf file.

          Runs ifdown on interfaces that were removed from the file and subsequently runs ifup on
          all interfaces.

          When  removing  an  interface (iface section) from the interfaces file please make sure
          all its references are removed as well. Similarly when renaming  an  interface,  please
          make  sure  all  references  to  the interface are changed to the new name. Renaming an
          interface in the interfaces file results in ifdown of the old and ifup of the interface
          with the new name.

          If  you  do  not wish to execute down on any interfaces, but only up on interfaces that
          were already up, please see the --currently-up option below.

OPTIONS

          -h, --help
                 show this help message and exit

          -a, --all
                 process all interfaces marked "auto"

          -v, --verbose
                 verbose

          -d, --debug
                 output debug info

          -f, --force
                 force run all operations

          -c, --currently-up
                 only reload auto and other interfaces that are currently up. This can be used as
                 a non-disruptive alternative to -a because it will not down any interfaces

          -X EXCLUDEPATS, --exclude EXCLUDEPATS
                 Exclude  interfaces  from the list of interfaces to operate on. Can be specified
                 multiple times If the excluded  interface  has  dependent  interfaces,  (e.g.  a
                 bridge  or  a  bond  with  multiple  enslaved  interfaces)  then  each dependent
                 interface must be specified in order to be excluded.

          -s, --syntax-check
                 Only run the interfaces file parser

EXAMPLES

          # reload all auto interfaces in interfaces(5) file

          ifreload -a

          # reload all interfaces using service command

          service networking reload

          # reload all currently up interfaces without bringing any interfaces down

          service networking reload-currently-up

SEE ALSO

          ifup(8), ifdown(8), ifquery(8), interfaces(5), ifupdown-addons-interfaces(5)

AUTHOR

       Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2014 Cumulus Networks, Inc.  All rights reserved.