NAME

       ifdown - take interfaces down

SYNOPSIS

       ifdown [<options>...] <interfaces>

DESCRIPTION

       ifdown is used to deconfigure 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 deconfiguration 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.

       -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) ifup(8) ifquery(8) interfaces(5)

AUTHORS

       Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org>

                                            2024-03-13                                  ifdown(8)