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NAME

       ipset — administration tool for IP sets

SYNOPSIS

       ipset [ OPTIONS ] COMMAND [ COMMAND-OPTIONS ]

       COMMANDS := { create | add | del | test | destroy | list | save | restore | flush | rename
       | swap | help | version | - }

       OPTIONS := { -exist | -output { plain | save | xml } | -quiet | -resolve | -sorted | -name
       | -terse | -file filename }

       ipset create SETNAME TYPENAME [ CREATE-OPTIONS ]

       ipset add SETNAME ADD-ENTRY [ ADD-OPTIONS ]

       ipset del SETNAME DEL-ENTRY [ DEL-OPTIONS ]

       ipset test SETNAME TEST-ENTRY [ TEST-OPTIONS ]

       ipset destroy [ SETNAME ]

       ipset list [ SETNAME ]

       ipset save [ SETNAME ]

       ipset restore

       ipset flush [ SETNAME ]

       ipset rename SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO

       ipset swap SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO

       ipset help [ TYPENAME ]

       ipset version

       ipset -

DESCRIPTION

       ipset  is  used  to  set  up,  maintain and inspect so called IP sets in the Linux kernel.
       Depending on the type of the set, an IP set may store IP(v4/v6) addresses, (TCP/UDP)  port
       numbers, IP and MAC address pairs, IP address and port number pairs, etc. See the set type
       definitions below.

       Iptables matches and targets referring to sets create references, which protect the  given
       sets  in  the kernel. A set cannot be destroyed while there is a single reference pointing
       to it.

OPTIONS

       The options that are recognized by ipset can be divided into several different groups.

   COMMANDS
       These options specify the desired action to perform.  Only one of them can be specified on
       the  command  line  unless  otherwise  specified  below.  For all the long versions of the
       command names, you need to use only enough letters to ensure that ipset can  differentiate
       it  from  all other commands. The ipset parser follows the order here when looking for the
       shortest match in the long command names.

       n, create SETNAME TYPENAME [ CREATE-OPTIONS ]
              Create a set identified with setname and specified type. The type may require  type
              specific  options.  If  the  -exist  option  is  specified, ipset ignores the error
              otherwise raised when the same set (setname and create  parameters  are  identical)
              already exists.

       add SETNAME ADD-ENTRY [ ADD-OPTIONS ]
              Add  a  given entry to the set. If the -exist option is specified, ipset ignores if
              the entry already added to the set.

       del SETNAME DEL-ENTRY [ DEL-OPTIONS ]
              Delete an entry from a set. If the -exist option is specified and the entry is  not
              in the set (maybe already expired), then the command is ignored.

       test SETNAME TEST-ENTRY [ TEST-OPTIONS ]
              Test  whether an entry is in a set or not. Exit status number is zero if the tested
              entry is in the set and nonzero if it is missing from the set.

       x, destroy [ SETNAME ]
              Destroy the specified set or all the sets if none is given.

              If the set has got reference(s), nothing is done and no set destroyed.

       list [ SETNAME ] [ OPTIONS ]
              List the header data and the entries for the specified set, or for all sets if none
              is  given.  The  -resolve  option  can  be used to force name lookups (which may be
              slow). When the -sorted option is given, the entries are listed/saved sorted (which
              may be slow).  The option -output can be used to control the format of the listing:
              plain, save or xml.  (The default is plain.)  If the  option  -name  is  specified,
              just  the names of the existing sets are listed. If the option -terse is specified,
              just the set names and headers are listed. The output is  printed  to  stdout,  the
              option -file can be used to specify a filename instead of stdout.

       save [ SETNAME ]
              Save the given set, or all sets if none is given to stdout in a format that restore
              can read. The option -file can be used to specify a filename instead of stdout.

       restore
              Restore a saved session generated by save.  The saved session can be fed from stdin
              or the option -file can be used to specify a filename instead of stdin.

              Please  note, existing sets and elements are not erased by restore unless specified
              so in the restore file. All commands are allowed in restore mode except list, help,
              version, interactive mode and restore itself.

       flush [ SETNAME ]
              Flush all entries from the specified set or flush all sets if none is given.

       e, rename SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO
              Rename a set. Set identified by SETNAME-TO must not exist.

       w, swap SETNAME-FROM SETNAME-TO
              Swap  the  content of two sets, or in another words, exchange the name of two sets.
              The referred sets must exist and compatible type of sets can be swapped only.

       help [ TYPENAME ]
              Print help and set type specific help if TYPENAME is specified.

       version
              Print program version.

       -      If a dash is specified as command, then ipset enters a simple interactive mode  and
              the  commands  are  read  from  the  standard  input.   The interactive mode can be
              finished by entering the pseudo-command quit.

   OTHER OPTIONS
       The following additional options can  be  specified.  The  long  option  names  cannot  be
       abbreviated.

       -!, -exist
              Ignore  errors when exactly the same set is to be created or already added entry is
              added or missing entry is deleted.

       -o, -output { plain | save | xml }
              Select the output format to the list command.

       -q, -quiet
              Suppress any output to stdout and stderr.  ipset will still exit with error  if  it
              cannot continue.

       -r, -resolve
              When  listing  sets,  enforce  name  lookup. The program will try to display the IP
              entries resolved to host names which requires slow DNS lookups.

       -s, -sorted
              Sorted output. When listing or saving sets, the entries are listed sorted.

       -n, -name
              List just the names of the existing sets, i.e. suppress listing of set headers  and
              members.

       -t, -terse
              List the set names and headers, i.e. suppress listing of set members.

       -f, -file filename
              Specify  a filename to print into instead of stdout (list or save commands) or read
              from instead of stdin (restore command).

INTRODUCTION

       A set type comprises of the storage method by which  the  data  is  stored  and  the  data
       type(s)  which  are  stored  in  the  set.  Therefore the TYPENAME parameter of the create
       command follows the syntax

       TYPENAME := method:datatype[,datatype[,datatype]]

       where the current list of the methods are bitmap, hash, and list  and  the  possible  data
       types  are ip, net, mac, port and iface.  The dimension of a set is equal to the number of
       data types in its type name.

       When adding, deleting or testing entries in a set, the same comma  separated  data  syntax
       must be used for the entry parameter of the commands, i.e

              ipset add foo ipaddr,portnum,ipaddr

       If  host  names or service names with dash in the name are used instead of IP addresses or
       service numbers, then the host name or service name must be enclosed in  square  brackets.
       Example:

              ipset add foo [test-hostname],[ftp-data]

       In the case of host names the DNS resolver is called internally by ipset but if it returns
       multiple IP addresses, only the first one is used.

       The bitmap and list types use a fixed sized storage. The hash types use a  hash  to  store
       the  elements. In order to avoid clashes in the hash, a limited number of chaining, and if
       that is exhausted, the doubling of the hash size is performed when adding entries  by  the
       ipset  command.  When entries added by the SET target of iptables/ip6tables, then the hash
       size is fixed and the set won't be duplicated, even if the new entry cannot  be  added  to
       the set.

GENERIC CREATE AND ADD OPTIONS

   timeout
       All  set  types  supports  the  optional  timeout parameter when creating a set and adding
       entries. The value of the timeout parameter for  the  create  command  means  the  default
       timeout value (in seconds) for new entries. If a set is created with timeout support, then
       the same timeout option can be used to specify  non-default  timeout  values  when  adding
       entries.  Zero  timeout  value means the entry is added permanent to the set.  The timeout
       value of already added elements can be changed by re-adding the element using  the  -exist
       option. The largest possible timeout value is 2147483 (in seconds). Example:

              ipset create test hash:ip timeout 300

              ipset add test 192.168.0.1 timeout 60

              ipset -exist add test 192.168.0.1 timeout 600

       When listing the set, the number of entries printed in the header might be larger than the
       listed number of entries for sets with the timeout extensions: the number  of  entries  in
       the  set  is  updated  when  elements  added/deleted  to the set and periodically when the
       garbage collector evicts the timed out entries.

   counters, packets, bytes
       All set types support the optional counters option when creating a set. If the  option  is
       specified  then  the set is created with packet and byte counters per element support. The
       packet and byte counters are initialized to zero when the elements are (re-)added  to  the
       set, unless the packet and byte counter values are explicitly specified by the packets and
       bytes options. An example when an element is added to a set with non-zero counter values:

              ipset create foo hash:ip counters

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1 packets 42 bytes 1024

   comment
       All set types support the optional comment extension.  Enabling this extension on an ipset
       enables you to annotate an ipset entry with an arbitrary string. This string is completely
       ignored by both the kernel and ipset itself and is purely for providing a convenient means
       to  document  the reason for an entry's existence. Comments must not contain any quotation
       marks and the usual escape character (\) has no meaning. For example, the following  shell
       command is illegal:

              ipset add foo 1.1.1.1 comment "this comment is \"bad\""

       In  the above, your shell will of course escape the quotation marks and ipset will see the
       quote marks in the argument for the comment, which will result in a parse error.   If  you
       are  writing  your  own  system, you should avoid creating comments containing a quotation
       mark if you do not want to break "ipset save" and "ipset restore", nonetheless, the kernel
       will not stop you from doing so. The following is perfectly acceptable:

              ipset create foo hash:ip comment

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1/24 comment "allow access to SMB share on \\\\fileserv\\"

              the above would appear as: "allow access to SMB share on \\fileserv\"

   skbinfo, skbmark, skbprio, skbqueue
       All  set  types support the optional skbinfo extension. This extension allows you to store
       the metainfo (firewall mark, tc class and hardware queue) with every entry and map  it  to
       packets  by  usage  of SET netfilter target with --map-set option.  skbmark option format:
       MARK or MARK/MASK, where MARK and MASK are 32bit hex numbers with 0x prefix. If only  mark
       is  specified  mask 0xffffffff are used.  skbprio option has tc class format: MAJOR:MINOR,
       where major and minor numbers are hex without 0x prefix.  skbqueue option is just  decimal
       number.

              ipset create foo hash:ip skbinfo

              ipset add foo 192.168.0.1 skbmark 0x1111/0xff00ffff skbprio 1:10 skbqueue 10

   hashsize
       This  parameter  is  valid  for  the create command of all hash type sets.  It defines the
       initial hash size for the set, default is 1024. The hash size must be a power of two,  the
       kernel  automatically  rounds  up  non power of two hash sizes to the first correct value.
       Example:

              ipset create test hash:ip hashsize 1536

   maxelem
       This parameter is valid for the create command of all hash  type  sets.   It  defines  the
       maximal number of elements which can be stored in the set, default 65536.  Example:

              ipset create test hash:ip maxelem 2048

   bucketsize
       This  parameter  is  valid for the create command of all hash type sets.  It specifies the
       maximal number of elements which can be stored in a hash bucket. Possible values  are  any
       even  number  between  2-14 and the default is 14. Setting the value lower forces ipset to
       create larger hashes which consumes more memory but gives more speed at  matching  in  the
       set.  Example:

              ipset create test hash:ip bucketsize 2

   family { inet | inet6 }
       This  parameter is valid for the create command of all hash type sets except for hash:mac.
       It defines the protocol family of the IP addresses to be stored in the set. The default is
       inet,  i.e IPv4.  For the inet family one can add or delete multiple entries by specifying
       a range or a network of IPv4 addresses in the IP address part of the entry:

       ipaddr := { ip | fromaddr-toaddr | ip/cidr }

       netaddr := { fromaddr-toaddr | ip/cidr }

       Example:

              ipset create test hash:ip family inet6

   nomatch
       The hash set types which can store net type of data (i.e. hash:*net*) support the optional
       nomatch  option  when adding entries. When matching elements in the set, entries marked as
       nomatch are skipped as if those were not added to the set, which makes possible  to  build
       up sets with exceptions. See the example at hash type hash:net below.

       When  elements are tested by ipset, the nomatch flags are taken into account. If one wants
       to test the existence of an element marked with nomatch in a set, then the  flag  must  be
       specified too.

   forceadd
       All hash set types support the optional forceadd parameter when creating a set.  When sets
       created with this option become full the next addition to the set may succeed and evict  a
       random entry from the set.

              ipset create foo hash:ip forceadd

   wildcard
       This  flag is valid when adding elements to a hash:net,iface set. If the flag is set, then
       prefix matching is used  when  comparing  with  this  element.  For  example,  an  element
       containing the interface name "eth" will match any name with that prefix.

SET TYPES

   bitmap:ip
       The  bitmap:ip  set  type  uses a memory range to store either IPv4 host (default) or IPv4
       network addresses. A bitmap:ip type of set can store up to 65536 entries.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := range fromip-toip|ip/cidr [ netmask cidr ] [ timeout value ] [  counters
       ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := { ip | fromip-toip | ip/cidr }

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := { ip | fromip-toip | ip/cidr }

       TEST-ENTRY := ip

       Mandatory create options:

       range fromip-toip|ip/cidr
              Create the set from the specified inclusive address  range  expressed  in  an  IPv4
              address  range  or  network.  The  size of the range (in entries) cannot exceed the
              limit of maximum 65536 elements.

       Optional create options:

       netmask cidr
              When the optional netmask parameter specified, network addresses will be stored  in
              the  set  instead of IP host addresses. The cidr prefix value must be between 1-32.
              An IP address will be in the set if the  network  address,  which  is  resulted  by
              masking the address with the specified netmask, can be found in the set.

       The bitmap:ip type supports adding or deleting multiple entries in one command.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo bitmap:ip range 192.168.0.0/16

              ipset add foo 192.168.1/24

              ipset test foo 192.168.1.1

   bitmap:ip,mac
       The  bitmap:ip,mac  set  type uses a memory range to store IPv4 and a MAC address pairs. A
       bitmap:ip,mac type of set can store up to 65536 entries.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := range fromip-toip|ip/cidr [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment  ]  [
       skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := ip[,macaddr]

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := ip[,macaddr]

       TEST-ENTRY := ip[,macaddr]

       Mandatory options to use when creating a bitmap:ip,mac type of set:

       range fromip-toip|ip/cidr
              Create the set from the specified inclusive address  range  expressed  in  an  IPv4
              address  range or network. The size of the range cannot exceed the limit of maximum
              65536 entries.

       The bitmap:ip,mac type is exceptional in the sense that the MAC part can be left out  when
       adding/deleting/testing  entries  in  the  set. If we add an entry without the MAC address
       specified, then when the  first  time  the  entry  is  matched  by  the  kernel,  it  will
       automatically  fill  out the missing MAC address with the MAC address from the packet. The
       source MAC address is used if the entry matched due to a src parameter of the  set  match,
       and  the  destination  MAC address is used if available and the entry matched due to a dst
       parameter.  If the entry was specified with a timeout value, the timer starts off when the
       IP and MAC address pair is complete.

       The  bitmap:ip,mac  type  of  sets require two src/dst parameters of the set match and SET
       target netfilter kernel modules. For matches on destination MAC  addresses,  see  COMMENTS
       below.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo bitmap:ip,mac range 192.168.0.0/16

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,12:34:56:78:9A:BC

              ipset test foo 192.168.1.1

   bitmap:port
       The  bitmap:port  set  type  uses  a memory range to store port numbers and such a set can
       store up to 65536 ports.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := range fromport-toport [ timeout value ] [  counters  ]  [  comment  ]  [
       skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := { [proto:]port | [proto:]fromport-toport }

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := { [proto:]port | [proto:]fromport-toport }

       TEST-ENTRY := [proto:]port

       Mandatory options to use when creating a bitmap:port type of set:

       range [proto:]fromport-toport
              Create the set from the specified inclusive port range.

       The set match and SET target netfilter kernel modules interpret the stored numbers as  TCP
       or UDP port numbers.

       proto only needs to be specified if a service name is used and that name does not exist as
       a TCP service. The protocol is never stored in the  set,  just  the  port  number  of  the
       service.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo bitmap:port range 0-1024

              ipset add foo 80

              ipset test foo 80

              ipset del foo udp:[macon-udp]-[tn-tl-w2]

   hash:ip
       The  hash:ip  set  type  uses  a  hash  to  store  IP  host addresses (default) or network
       addresses. Zero valued IP address cannot be stored in a hash:ip type of set.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value  ]  [  maxelem  value  ]  [
       bucketsize value ] [ netmask cidr ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr

       TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr

       Optional create options:

       netmask cidr
              When the optional netmask parameter specified, network addresses will be stored  in
              the  set  instead  of IP host addresses. The cidr prefix value must be between 1-32
              for IPv4 and between 1-128 for IPv6. An IP address  will  be  in  the  set  if  the
              network  address, which is resulted by masking the address with the netmask, can be
              found in the set.  Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:ip netmask 30

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.0/24

              ipset test foo 192.168.1.2

   hash:mac
       The hash:mac set type uses a hash to store MAC addresses. Zero valued MAC addresses cannot
       be  stored  in  a  hash:mac  type  of  set.  For matches on destination MAC addresses, see
       COMMENTS below.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [  bucketsize  value  ]  [  timeout
       value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := macaddr

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := macaddr

       TEST-ENTRY := macaddr

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:mac

              ipset add foo 01:02:03:04:05:06

              ipset test foo 01:02:03:04:05:06

   hash:ip,mac
       The hash:ip,mac set type uses a hash to store IP and a MAC address pairs. Zero valued  MAC
       addresses  cannot  be  stored in a hash:ip,mac type of set. For matches on destination MAC
       addresses, see COMMENTS below.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value  ]  [  maxelem  value  ]  [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,macaddr

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,macaddr

       TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,macaddr

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:ip,mac

              ipset add foo 1.1.1.1,01:02:03:04:05:06

              ipset test foo 1.1.1.1,01:02:03:04:05:06

   hash:net
       The hash:net set type uses a hash to store different sized IP network addresses.   Network
       address with zero prefix size cannot be stored in this type of sets.

       CREATE-OPTIONS  :=  [  family  {  inet  | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := netaddr

       ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ]  [  comment
       string ] [ skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := netaddr

       TEST-ENTRY := netaddr

       where netaddr := ip[/cidr]

       When  adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified, then
       the host prefix value is assumed. When  adding/deleting  entries,  the  exact  element  is
       added/deleted  and  overlapping  elements  are  not  checked  by the kernel.  When testing
       entries, if a host address is tested, then the kernel tries to match the host  address  in
       the networks added to the set and reports the result accordingly.

       From  the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always  starts  from
       the smallest  size  of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least  specific
       prefix)  added  to  the  set.   When   adding/deleting IP addresses  to the set by the SET
       netfilter target, it  will  be added/deleted by the most  specific  prefix  which  can  be
       found in  the set, or by the host prefix value if the set is empty.

       The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the
       set.

       Example:

              ipset create foo hash:net

              ipset add foo 192.168.0.0/24

              ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16

              ipset add foo 192.168.0/24

              ipset add foo 192.168.0/30 nomatch

       When matching the elements in the set above, all IP addresses will match from the networks
       192.168.0.0/24, 10.1.0.0/16 and 192.168.0/24 except the ones from 192.168.0/30.

   hash:net,net
       The  hash:net,net  set  type  uses  a  hash  to  store pairs of different sized IP network
       addresses.  Bear  in  mind  that  the  first parameter has precedence over the second,  so
       a  nomatch  entry  could  be potentially be ineffective if a more specific first parameter
       existed with a suitable second parameter.  Network address with zero prefix size cannot be
       stored in this type of set.

       CREATE-OPTIONS  :=  [  family  {  inet  | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := netaddr,netaddr

       ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ]  [  comment
       string ] [ skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,netaddr

       TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,netaddr

       where netaddr := ip[/cidr]

       When  adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified, then
       the host prefix value is assumed. When  adding/deleting  entries,  the  exact  element  is
       added/deleted  and  overlapping  elements  are  not  checked  by the kernel.  When testing
       entries, if a host address is tested, then the kernel tries to match the host  address  in
       the networks added to the set and reports the result accordingly.

       From  the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always  starts  from
       the smallest  size  of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least  specific
       prefix)  with  the  first param having precedence.  When  adding/deleting IP addresses  to
       the set by the SET netfilter target, it  will  be  added/deleted  by   the  most  specific
       prefix which can be found in the set, or by the host prefix value if the set is empty.

       The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the
       first parameter of the set. The number of secondary prefixes further increases this as the
       list of secondary prefixes is traversed per primary prefix.

       Example:

              ipset create foo hash:net,net

              ipset add foo 192.168.0.0/24,10.0.1.0/24

              ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16,10.255.0.0/24

              ipset add foo 192.168.0/24,192.168.54.0-192.168.54.255

              ipset add foo 192.168.0/30,192.168.64/30 nomatch

       When matching the elements in the set above, all IP addresses will match from the networks
       192.168.0.0/24<->10.0.1.0/24,               10.1.0.0/16<->10.255.0.0/24                and
       192.168.0/24<->192.168.54.0/24 except the ones from 192.168.0/30<->192.168.64/30.

   hash:ip,port
       The hash:ip,port set type uses a hash to store IP address and port number pairs.  The port
       number is interpreted together with a protocol (default  TCP)  and  zero  protocol  number
       cannot be used.

       CREATE-OPTIONS  :=  [  family  {  inet  | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port

       ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment  string  ]  [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port

       TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port

       The  [proto:]port  part of the elements may be expressed in the following forms, where the
       range variations are valid when adding or deleting entries:

       portname[-portname]
              TCP port or range of ports expressed in TCP portname identifiers from /etc/services

       portnumber[-portnumber]
              TCP port or range of ports expressed in TCP port numbers

       tcp|sctp|udp|udplite:portname|portnumber[-portname|portnumber]
              TCP, SCTP, UDP or UDPLITE port or port range expressed  in  port  name(s)  or  port
              number(s)

       icmp:codename|type/code
              ICMP  codename  or type/code. The supported ICMP codename identifiers can always be
              listed by the help command.

       icmpv6:codename|type/code
              ICMPv6 codename or type/code. The supported ICMPv6 codename identifiers can  always
              be listed by the help command.

       proto:0
              All  other  protocols,  as  an identifier from /etc/protocols or number. The pseudo
              port number must be zero.

       The hash:ip,port type of sets require two src/dst parameters of  the  set  match  and  SET
       target kernel modules.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:ip,port

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.0/24,80-82

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,udp:53

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,vrrp:0

              ipset test foo 192.168.1.1,80

   hash:net,port
       The  hash:net,port  set  type  uses a hash to store different sized IP network address and
       port pairs. The port number is interpreted together with a protocol (default TCP) and zero
       protocol  number  cannot  be  used.  Network address with zero prefix size is not accepted
       either.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value  ]  [  maxelem  value  ]  [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port

       ADD-OPTIONS  := [ timeout value ]  [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment
       string ] [ skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port

       TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port

       where netaddr := ip[/cidr]

       For the netaddr part of the elements see the description at the hash:net set type. For the
       [proto:]port part of the elements see the description at the hash:ip,port set type.

       When  adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified, then
       the host prefix value is assumed. When  adding/deleting  entries,  the  exact  element  is
       added/deleted  and  overlapping  elements  are  not  checked  by the kernel.  When testing
       entries, if a host address is tested, then the kernel tries to match the host  address  in
       the networks added to the set and reports the result accordingly.

       From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a  match always  starts  from
       the smallest  size  of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least  specific
       prefix)  added  to  the  set.   When   adding/deleting IP addresses  to the set by the SET
       netfilter target, it  will  be added/deleted by the most  specific  prefix  which  can  be
       found in  the set, or by the host prefix value if the set is empty.

       The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the
       set.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:net,port

              ipset add foo 192.168.0/24,25

              ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16,80

              ipset test foo 192.168.0/24,25

   hash:ip,port,ip
       The hash:ip,port,ip set type uses a hash to store IP address, port number and a second  IP
       address triples. The port number is interpreted together with a protocol (default TCP) and
       zero protocol number cannot be used.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value  ]  [  maxelem  value  ]  [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,ip

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,ip

       TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,ip

       For the first ipaddr and [proto:]port parts of the elements see the  descriptions  at  the
       hash:ip,port set type.

       The hash:ip,port,ip type of sets require three src/dst parameters of the set match and SET
       target kernel modules.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:ip,port,ip

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,80,10.0.0.1

              ipset test foo 192.168.1.1,udp:53,10.0.0.1

   hash:ip,port,net
       The hash:ip,port,net set type uses a hash to store IP address, port number and IP  network
       address triples. The port number is interpreted together with a protocol (default TCP) and
       zero protocol number cannot be used. Network address  with  zero  prefix  size  cannot  be
       stored either.

       CREATE-OPTIONS  :=  [  family  {  inet  | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr

       ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ]  [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [  comment
       string ] [ skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr

       TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr

       where netaddr := ip[/cidr]

       For  the  ipaddr  and  [proto:]port  parts  of  the  elements  see the descriptions at the
       hash:ip,port set type. For the netaddr part of the elements see  the  description  at  the
       hash:net set type.

       From  the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always  starts  from
       the smallest  size  of netblock (most specific cidr) to the largest  one  (least  specific
       cidr)  added  to  the  set.  When  adding/deleting triples to the set by the SET netfilter
       target, it  will  be added/deleted by the most specific cidr which can be  found  in   the
       set, or by the host cidr value if the set is empty.

       The  lookup  time grows linearly with the number of the different cidr values added to the
       set.

       The hash:ip,port,net type of sets require three src/dst parameters of the  set  match  and
       SET target kernel modules.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:ip,port,net

              ipset add foo 192.168.1,80,10.0.0/24

              ipset add foo 192.168.2,25,10.1.0.0/16

              ipset test foo 192.168.1,80.10.0.0/24

   hash:ip,mark
       The hash:ip,mark set type uses a hash to store IP address and packet mark pairs.

       CREATE-OPTIONS  :=  [  family  {  inet | inet6 } ] [ markmask value ] [ hashsize value ] [
       maxelem value ] [ bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [  skbinfo
       ]

       ADD-ENTRY := ipaddr,mark

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := ipaddr,mark

       TEST-ENTRY := ipaddr,mark

       Optional create options:

       markmask value
              Allows you to set bits you are interested in the packet mark. This values  is  then
              used  to  perform  bitwise AND operation for every mark added.  markmask can be any
              value between 1 and 4294967295, by default all 32 bits are set.

       The mark can be any value between 0 and 4294967295.

       The hash:ip,mark type of sets require two src/dst parameters of  the  set  match  and  SET
       target kernel modules.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:ip,mark

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.0/24,555

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,0x63

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.1,111236

   hash:net,port,net
       The  hash:net,port,net  set  type behaves similarly to hash:ip,port,net but accepts a cidr
       value for both the first and last parameter. Either subnet is permitted to be a /0  should
       you wish to match port between all destinations.

       CREATE-OPTIONS  :=  [  family  {  inet  | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value ] [ maxelem value ] [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr

       ADD-OPTIONS := [ timeout value ]  [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [  comment
       string ] [ skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr

       TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,[proto:]port,netaddr

       where netaddr := ip[/cidr]

       For  the  [proto:]port  part  of  the elements see the description at the hash:ip,port set
       type. For the netaddr part of the elements see the description at the hash:net set type.

       From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a match always  starts   from
       the  smallest   size   of netblock (most specific cidr) to the largest one (least specific
       cidr) added to the set.  When  adding/deleting triples to the set  by  the  SET  netfilter
       target,  it   will   be added/deleted by the most specific cidr which can be found in  the
       set, or by the host cidr value if the set is empty. The first subnet has  precedence  when
       performing the most-specific lookup, just as for hash:net,net

       The  lookup  time grows linearly with the number of the different cidr values added to the
       set and by the number of secondary cidr values per primary.

       The hash:net,port,net type of sets require three src/dst parameters of the set  match  and
       SET target kernel modules.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:net,port,net

              ipset add foo 192.168.1.0/24,0,10.0.0/24

              ipset add foo 192.168.2.0/24,25,10.1.0.0/16

              ipset test foo 192.168.1.1,80,10.0.0.1

   hash:net,iface
       The  hash:net,iface  set  type uses a hash to store different sized IP network address and
       interface name pairs.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := [ family { inet | inet6 } ] [ hashsize value  ]  [  maxelem  value  ]  [
       bucketsize value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := netaddr,[physdev:]iface

       ADD-OPTIONS  := [ timeout value ]  [ nomatch ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment
       string ] [ skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ] [ wildcard ]

       DEL-ENTRY := netaddr,[physdev:]iface

       TEST-ENTRY := netaddr,[physdev:]iface

       where netaddr := ip[/cidr]

       For the netaddr part of the elements see the description at the hash:net set type.

       When adding/deleting/testing entries, if the cidr prefix parameter is not specified,  then
       the  host  prefix  value  is  assumed.  When adding/deleting entries, the exact element is
       added/deleted and overlapping elements are  not  checked  by  the  kernel.   When  testing
       entries,  if  a host address is tested, then the kernel tries to match the host address in
       the networks added to the set and reports the result accordingly.

       From the set netfilter match point of view the searching for a  match always  starts  from
       the  smallest  size  of netblock (most specific prefix) to the largest one (least specific
       prefix) added to the set.  When  adding/deleting IP addresses   to  the  set  by  the  SET
       netfilter  target,  it   will   be  added/deleted by the most specific prefix which can be
       found in  the set, or by the host prefix value if the set is empty.

       The second direction parameter of the set match and SET target modules corresponds to  the
       incoming/outgoing interface: src to the incoming one (similar to the -i flag of iptables),
       while dst to the outgoing one (similar to the -o flag of iptables). When the interface  is
       flagged with physdev:, the interface is interpreted as the incoming/outgoing bridge port.

       The lookup time grows linearly with the number of the different prefix values added to the
       set.

       The internal restriction of the hash:net,iface set type is that the  same  network  prefix
       cannot be stored with more than 64 different interfaces in a single set.

       Examples:

              ipset create foo hash:net,iface

              ipset add foo 192.168.0/24,eth0

              ipset add foo 10.1.0.0/16,eth1

              ipset test foo 192.168.0/24,eth0

   list:set
       The list:set type uses a simple list in which you can store set names.

       CREATE-OPTIONS := [ size value ] [ timeout value ] [ counters ] [ comment ] [ skbinfo ]

       ADD-ENTRY := setname [ { before | after } setname ]

       ADD-OPTIONS  :=  [  timeout value ] [ packets value ] [ bytes value ] [ comment string ] [
       skbmark value ] [ skbprio value ] [ skbqueue value ]

       DEL-ENTRY := setname [ { before | after } setname ]

       TEST-ENTRY := setname [ { before | after } setname ]

       Optional create options:

       size value
              The size of the list, the default is  8.  The  parameter  is  ignored  since  ipset
              version 6.24.

       By the ipset command you  can add, delete and test set names in a list:set type of set.

       By  the  set  match  or SET target of netfilter you can test, add or delete entries in the
       sets added to the list:set type of set. The match will try to find a matching entry in the
       sets  and  the  target will try to add an entry to the first set to which it can be added.
       The number of direction options of the match and target are important: sets which  require
       more  parameters  than specified are skipped, while sets with equal or less parameters are
       checked, elements added/deleted. For example if a and b are list:set type of sets then  in
       the command

              iptables -m set --match-set a src,dst -j SET --add-set b src,dst

       the  match  and  target  will  skip any set in a and b which stores data triples, but will
       match all sets with single or double data storage in a set and stop matching at the  first
       successful  set,  and  add  src  to  the  first single or src,dst to the first double data
       storage set in b to which the entry can be added. You can imagine a list:set type  of  set
       as an ordered union of the set elements.

       Please  note: by the ipset command you can add, delete and test the setnames in a list:set
       type of set, and not the presence of a set's member (such as an IP address).

GENERAL RESTRICTIONS

       Zero valued set entries cannot be used with hash methods. Zero protocol value  with  ports
       cannot be used.

COMMENTS

       If  you  want  to  store  same size subnets from a given network (say /24 blocks from a /8
       network), use the bitmap:ip set type.  If you want to store random same size networks (say
       random  /24  blocks),  use the hash:ip set type. If you have got random size of netblocks,
       use hash:net.

       Matching on destination MAC addresses using the dst parameter of the set  match  netfilter
       kernel modules will only work if the destination MAC address is available in the packet at
       the given processing stage,  that  is,  it  only  applies  for  incoming  packets  in  the
       PREROUTING,  INPUT  and FORWARD chains, against the MAC address as originally found in the
       received packet (typically, one of the MAC addresses of the local host). This is  not  the
       destination  MAC  address  a destination IP address resolves to, after routing. If the MAC
       address is not available (e.g. in the OUTPUT chain), the packet will simply not match.

       Backward compatibility is maintained and old ipset syntax is still supported.

       The iptree and  iptreemap  set  types  are  removed:  if  you  refer  to  them,  they  are
       automatically replaced by hash:ip type of sets.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Various  error  messages  are  printed  to standard error.  The exit code is 0 for correct
       functioning.

BUGS

       Bugs? No, just funny features. :-) OK, just kidding...

SEE ALSO

       iptables(8), ip6tables(8) iptables-extensions(8)

AUTHORS

       Jozsef Kadlecsik wrote ipset, which is based on ippool by Joakim Axelsson, Patrick  Schaaf
       and Martin Josefsson.
       Sven Wegener wrote the iptreemap type.

LAST REMARK

       I stand on the shoulders of giants.