--- /dev/null
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/sockios.h>
+#include <linux/if.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+//#include <linux/socket.h>
+
+#define DO_EXISTS 1
+#define DO_PEXISTS 2
+#define DO_PADDRESS 3
+#define DO_PMASK 4
+#define DO_PMTU 5
+#define DO_PCAST 6
+#define DO_PALL 7
+#define DO_PFLAGS 8
+#define DO_SINPACKETS 9
+#define DO_SINBYTES 10
+#define DO_SINERRORS 11
+#define DO_SINDROPS 12
+#define DO_SINALL 13
+#define DO_SINFIFO 14
+#define DO_SINFRAME 15
+#define DO_SINCOMPRESSES 16
+#define DO_SINMULTICAST 17
+#define DO_SOUTALL 18
+#define DO_SOUTBYTES 19
+#define DO_SOUTPACKETS 20
+#define DO_SOUTERRORS 21
+#define DO_SOUTDROPS 22
+#define DO_SOUTFIFO 23
+#define DO_SOUTCOLLS 24
+#define DO_SOUTCARRIER 25
+#define DO_SOUTMULTICAST 26
+#define DO_PNETWORK 27
+
+struct if_stat {
+ unsigned long long int in_packets;
+ unsigned long long int in_bytes;
+ unsigned long long int in_errors;
+ unsigned long long int in_drops;
+ unsigned long long int in_fifo;
+ unsigned long long int in_frame;
+ unsigned long long int in_compress;
+ unsigned long long int in_multicast;
+ unsigned long long int out_bytes;
+ unsigned long long int out_packets;
+ unsigned long long int out_errors;
+ unsigned long long int out_drops;
+ unsigned long long int out_fifo;
+ unsigned long long int out_colls;
+ unsigned long long int out_carrier;
+ unsigned long long int out_multicast;
+};
+
+
+void print_quad_ipv4(unsigned int i) {
+ printf("%d.%d.%d.%d",
+ i&0xff,
+ (i&0xff00)>>8,
+ (i&0xff0000)>>16,
+ (i&0xff000000)>>24);
+}
+
+void print_quad_ipv6(uint16_t *a) {
+ int i;
+ for (i=0; i<7; i++) {
+ printf("%04x:",a[i]);
+ }
+ printf("%04x",a[i]);
+}
+
+void print_quad(struct sockaddr *adr) {
+ switch (adr->sa_family) {
+ case AF_INET:
+ print_quad_ipv4(((struct sockaddr_in*)adr)->sin_addr.s_addr);
+ break;
+ case AF_INET6:
+ print_quad_ipv6(((struct sockaddr_in6*)adr)->sin6_addr.s6_addr16);
+ break;
+ default:
+ printf("NON-IP");
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
+#define PREPARE_SOCK(iface) int sock; \
+ static struct ifreq req; \
+ int res; \
+ sock=socket(PF_INET,SOCK_DGRAM,IPPROTO_IP); \
+ strcpy(req.ifr_name,iface)
+#define CALL_IOCTL(call) res=ioctl(sock,call,&req)
+#define END_SOCK close(sock)
+#define CALL_ERROR(todo) if (res==-1) { perror("ioctl"); close(sock); todo; }
+
+int if_exists(char *iface) {
+ PREPARE_SOCK(iface);
+ CALL_IOCTL(SIOCGIFFLAGS);
+ if (res==-1 && errno==ENODEV) {
+ END_SOCK;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ CALL_ERROR(return 0);
+ END_SOCK;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+#define PRINT_IF(cond,tell) if (req.ifr_flags & cond) printf(tell); else printf("No "tell)
+
+void if_flags(char *iface) {
+ PREPARE_SOCK(iface);
+ CALL_IOCTL(SIOCGIFFLAGS);
+ CALL_ERROR(return);
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_UP,"Up\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_BROADCAST,"Broadcast\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_DEBUG,"Debugging\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_LOOPBACK,"Loopback\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_POINTOPOINT,"Ppp\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_NOTRAILERS,"No-trailers\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_RUNNING,"Running\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_NOARP,"No-arp\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_PROMISC,"Promiscuous\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_ALLMULTI,"All-multicast\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_MASTER,"Load-master\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_SLAVE,"Load-slave\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_MULTICAST,"Multicast\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_PORTSEL,"Port-select\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_AUTOMEDIA,"Auto-detect\n");
+ PRINT_IF(IFF_DYNAMIC,"Dynaddr\n");
+ PRINT_IF(0xffff0000,"Unknown-flags");
+}
+
+struct sockaddr *if_addr(char *iface) {
+ PREPARE_SOCK(iface);
+ CALL_IOCTL(SIOCGIFADDR);
+ if (res==-1 && errno==EADDRNOTAVAIL) {
+ return &req.ifr_addr;
+ }
+ CALL_ERROR(return NULL);
+ END_SOCK;
+ return &req.ifr_addr;
+}
+
+struct sockaddr *if_mask(char *iface) {
+ PREPARE_SOCK(iface);
+ CALL_IOCTL(SIOCGIFNETMASK);
+ if (res==-1 && errno==EADDRNOTAVAIL) {
+ return &req.ifr_addr;
+ }
+ CALL_ERROR(return NULL);
+ END_SOCK;
+ return &req.ifr_addr;
+}
+
+struct sockaddr *if_network(char *iface) {
+ struct sockaddr *res;
+ res=if_mask(iface);
+ long int mask=((struct sockaddr_in*)res)->sin_addr.s_addr;
+ res=if_addr(iface);
+ ((struct sockaddr_in*)res)->sin_addr.s_addr &= mask;
+ return res;
+}
+
+struct sockaddr *if_bcast(char *iface) {
+ PREPARE_SOCK(iface);
+ CALL_IOCTL(SIOCGIFBRDADDR);
+ if (res==-1 && errno==EADDRNOTAVAIL) {
+ return &req.ifr_addr;
+ }
+ CALL_ERROR(return NULL);
+ END_SOCK;
+ return &req.ifr_addr;
+}
+
+int if_mtu(char *iface) {
+ PREPARE_SOCK(iface);
+ CALL_IOCTL(SIOCGIFMTU);
+ CALL_ERROR(return 0);
+ END_SOCK;
+ return req.ifr_mtu;
+}
+
+#define START 1
+#define SKIP_LINE 2
+#define START_LINE 3
+#define START_IFNAME 4
+#define IFACE_FOUND 5
+#define RX_BYTES 6
+#define WAIT_RX_PACKETS 7
+#define RX_PACKETS 8
+#define WAIT_RX_ERRORS 9
+#define RX_ERRORS 10
+#define WAIT_RX_DROPS 11
+#define RX_DROPS 12
+#define WAIT_RX_FIFO 13
+#define RX_FIFO 14
+#define WAIT_RX_FRAME 15
+#define RX_FRAME 16
+#define WAIT_RX_COMPRESS 17
+#define RX_COMPRESS 18
+#define WAIT_RX_MULTICAST 19
+#define RX_MULTICAST 20
+#define WAIT_TX_BYTES 21
+#define TX_BYTES 22
+#define WAIT_TX_PACKETS 23
+#define TX_PACKETS 24
+#define WAIT_TX_ERRORS 25
+#define TX_ERRORS 26
+#define WAIT_TX_DROPS 27
+#define TX_DROPS 28
+#define WAIT_TX_FIFO 29
+#define TX_FIFO 30
+#define WAIT_TX_COLLS 31
+#define TX_COLLS 32
+#define WAIT_TX_CARRIER 33
+#define TX_CARRIER 34
+#define WAIT_TX_MULTICAST 35
+#define TX_MULTICAST 36
+
+#define FIRST_DIGIT(val,digit) do {val=digit-'0'; } while(0)
+#define NEXT_DIGIT(val,digit) do {val*=10; val+=digit-'0'; } while(0)
+
+#define READ_INT(cas,val,next) \
+ case WAIT_##cas: \
+ if (isdigit(buffer[i])) { \
+ state=cas; \
+ FIRST_DIGIT(val,buffer[i]); \
+ } \
+ break; \
+ case cas: \
+ if (isdigit(buffer[i])) \
+ NEXT_DIGIT(val,buffer[i]); \
+ else \
+ state=next; \
+ break;
+
+
+//#define FIRST_DIGIT(val,digit) do {val=digit-'0'; printf(#val " = %d\n",val); } while(0)
+//#define NEXT_DIGIT(val,digit) do {val*=10; val+=digit-'0'; printf(#val " -> %d\n",val);} while(0)
+struct if_stat *get_stats(char *iface) {
+ int fd;
+ unsigned char buffer[4096];
+ int i,j=0;
+ int state=START;
+ int len;
+ struct if_stat *res=malloc(sizeof(struct if_stat));
+ fd=open("/proc/net/dev",O_RDONLY);
+ if (fd==-1) {
+ perror("open");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ while ((len=read(fd,buffer,4096))) {
+ for (i=0; i<len; i++) {
+ switch (state) {
+ case START:
+ if (buffer[i]=='\n') state=SKIP_LINE;
+ break;
+ case SKIP_LINE:
+ if (buffer[i]=='\n') state=START_LINE;
+ break;
+ case START_LINE:
+ if (buffer[i]!=' ') {
+ if (buffer[i]==iface[0]) {
+ state=START_IFNAME;
+ j=1;
+ } else
+ state=SKIP_LINE;
+ }
+ break;
+ case START_IFNAME:
+ if (buffer[i]==':' && iface[j]==0)
+ state=IFACE_FOUND;
+ else if (buffer[i]==iface[j])
+ j++;
+ else
+ state=SKIP_LINE;
+ break;
+ case IFACE_FOUND:
+ if (isdigit(buffer[i])) {
+ state=RX_BYTES;
+ FIRST_DIGIT(res->in_bytes,buffer[i]);
+ }
+ break;
+ case RX_BYTES:
+ if (isdigit(buffer[i]))
+ NEXT_DIGIT(res->in_bytes,buffer[i]);
+ else
+ state=WAIT_RX_PACKETS;
+ break;
+ READ_INT(RX_PACKETS,res->in_packets,WAIT_RX_ERRORS);
+ READ_INT(RX_ERRORS,res->in_errors,WAIT_RX_DROPS);
+ READ_INT(RX_DROPS,res->in_drops,WAIT_RX_FIFO);
+ READ_INT(RX_FIFO,res->in_fifo,WAIT_RX_FRAME);
+ READ_INT(RX_FRAME,res->in_frame,WAIT_RX_COMPRESS);
+ READ_INT(RX_COMPRESS,res->in_compress,WAIT_RX_MULTICAST);
+ READ_INT(RX_MULTICAST,res->in_multicast,WAIT_TX_BYTES);
+ READ_INT(TX_BYTES,res->out_bytes,WAIT_TX_PACKETS);
+ READ_INT(TX_PACKETS,res->out_packets,WAIT_TX_ERRORS);
+ READ_INT(TX_ERRORS,res->out_errors,WAIT_TX_DROPS);
+ READ_INT(TX_DROPS,res->out_drops,WAIT_TX_FIFO);
+ READ_INT(TX_FIFO,res->out_fifo,WAIT_TX_COLLS);
+ READ_INT(TX_COLLS,res->out_colls,WAIT_TX_CARRIER);
+ READ_INT(TX_CARRIER,res->out_carrier,WAIT_TX_MULTICAST);
+ READ_INT(TX_MULTICAST,res->out_carrier,SKIP_LINE);
+ default:
+ fprintf(stderr,"Mon totomate est po bon!\n");
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ return res;
+}
+
+void usage(char *name) {
+ fprintf(stderr,"Usage: %s [options] iface\n",name);
+ fprintf(stderr," -e Says if iface exists or not\n"
+ " -p Print out the whole config of iface\n"
+ " -pe Print out yes or no according to existence\n"
+ " -pa Print out the address\n"
+ " -pn Print netmask\n"
+ " -pN Print network address\n"
+ " -pb Print broadcast\n"
+ " -pm Print mtu\n"
+ " -pf Print flags\n"
+ " -si Print all statistics on input\n"
+ " -sip Print # of in packets\n"
+ " -sib Print # of in bytes\n"
+ " -sie Print # of in errors\n"
+ " -sid Print # of in drops\n"
+ " -sif Print # of in fifo overruns\n"
+ " -sic Print # of in compress\n"
+ " -sim Print # of in multicast\n"
+ " -so Print all statistics on output\n"
+ " -sop Print # of out packets\n"
+ " -sob Print # of out bytes\n"
+ " -soe Print # of out errors\n"
+ " -sod Print # of out drops\n"
+ " -sof Print # of out fifo overruns\n"
+ " -sox Print # of out collisions\n"
+ " -soc Print # of out carrier loss\n"
+ " -som Print # of out multicast\n");
+}
+
+void add_do(int *ndo, int **todo, int act) {
+ *todo=realloc(*todo,(*ndo+1)*sizeof(int));
+ (*todo)[*ndo]=act;
+ *ndo+=1;
+}
+
+#define PRINT_OR_ERR(adr) if (adr) print_quad(adr); else { fprintf(stderr, "Error\n"); exit(1); }
+
+void please_do(int ndo, int *todo, char *ifname) {
+ int i;
+ struct sockaddr *sadr;
+ struct if_stat *stats=NULL;
+ if (!ndo) return;
+// printf("J'ai %d actions a réaliser\n",ndo);
+ for (i=0; i<ndo; i++) {
+ switch (todo[i]) {
+ case DO_EXISTS:
+ if (if_exists(ifname)) {
+ exit(0);
+ } else {
+ exit(1);
+ }
+ break;
+ case DO_PEXISTS:
+ if (if_exists(ifname)) {
+ printf("yes");
+ } else {
+ printf("no");
+ }
+ break;
+ case DO_PADDRESS:
+ sadr=if_addr(ifname);
+ PRINT_OR_ERR(sadr);
+ break;
+ case DO_PFLAGS:
+ if_flags(ifname);
+ break;
+ case DO_PMASK:
+ sadr=if_mask(ifname);
+ PRINT_OR_ERR(sadr);
+ break;
+ case DO_PCAST:
+ sadr=if_bcast(ifname);
+ PRINT_OR_ERR(sadr);
+ break;
+ case DO_PMTU:
+ printf("%d",if_mtu(ifname));
+ break;
+ case DO_PNETWORK:
+ sadr=if_network(ifname);
+ PRINT_OR_ERR(sadr);
+ break;
+ case DO_PALL:
+ sadr=if_addr(ifname);
+ PRINT_OR_ERR(sadr);
+ printf(" ");
+ sadr=if_mask(ifname);
+ PRINT_OR_ERR(sadr);
+ printf(" ");
+ sadr=if_bcast(ifname);
+ PRINT_OR_ERR(sadr);
+ printf(" ");
+ printf("%d",if_mtu(ifname));
+ break;
+ case DO_SINPACKETS:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_packets);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINBYTES:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_bytes);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINERRORS:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_errors);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINDROPS:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_drops);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINFIFO:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_fifo);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINFRAME:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_frame);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINCOMPRESSES:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_compress);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINMULTICAST:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->in_multicast);
+ break;
+ case DO_SINALL:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu",
+ stats->in_packets,
+ stats->in_bytes,
+ stats->in_errors,
+ stats->in_drops,
+ stats->in_fifo,
+ stats->in_frame,
+ stats->in_compress,
+ stats->in_multicast);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTBYTES:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_bytes);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTPACKETS:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_packets);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTERRORS:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_errors);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTDROPS:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_drops);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTFIFO:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_fifo);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTCOLLS:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_colls);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTCARRIER:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_carrier);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTMULTICAST:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu",stats->out_multicast);
+ break;
+ case DO_SOUTALL:
+ if (!stats) stats=get_stats(ifname);
+ printf("%llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu %llu",
+ stats->out_packets,
+ stats->out_bytes,
+ stats->out_errors,
+ stats->out_drops,
+ stats->out_fifo,
+ stats->out_colls,
+ stats->out_carrier,
+ stats->out_multicast);
+ break;
+ default:
+ printf("Je comprends pas ce que je dois faire: %d\n",todo[i]);
+ break;
+ }
+ printf("\n");
+ }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+ int ndo=0;
+ int *todo=NULL;
+ char *me=*argv;
+ char *ifname=NULL;
+ int narg=0;
+ /*
+ print_quad(&res.ifr_addr);
+ s=socket(PF_INET6,SOCK_DGRAM,IPPROTO_IP);
+ ret=ioctl(s,SIOCGIFADDR,&res);
+ print_quad(&res.ifr_addr);
+ */
+ if (argc==1) {
+ usage(me);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ narg++;
+ while (narg<argc) {
+ if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-e")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_EXISTS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-p")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PALL);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-pa")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PADDRESS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-pn")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PMASK);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-pN")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PNETWORK);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-pb")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PCAST);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-pm")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PMTU);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-pe")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PEXISTS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-pf")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_PFLAGS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-si")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINALL);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sip")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINPACKETS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sib")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINBYTES);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sie")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINERRORS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sid")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINDROPS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sif")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINFIFO);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sic")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINCOMPRESSES);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sim")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SINMULTICAST);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-so")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTALL);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sop")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTPACKETS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sob")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTBYTES);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-soe")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTERRORS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sod")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTDROPS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sof")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTFIFO);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-sox")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTCOLLS);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-soc")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTCARRIER);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-som")) {
+ add_do(&ndo,&todo,DO_SOUTMULTICAST);
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[narg],"-som")) {
+ usage(me);
+ return 1;
+ } else if (argv[narg][0] == '-') {
+ usage(me);
+ return 1;
+ } else {
+ ifname=argv[narg];
+ narg++;
+ break;
+ }
+ narg++;
+ }
+ if (narg<argc || ifname==NULL) {
+ usage(me);
+ return 1;
+ }
+// printf("Je travaille sur l'interface %s\n",ifname);
+ please_do(ndo,todo,ifname);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
--- /dev/null
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<!--
+
+Copyright 2006 Joey Hess
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
+Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+-->
+
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.4//EN"
+"file:///usr/share/xml/docbook/schema/dtd/4.4/docbookx.dtd"
+[]>
+
+<refentry>
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Joey</firstname>
+ <surname>Hess</surname>
+ </author>
+ <date>2006-03-07</date>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>ifdata</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>ifdata</refname>
+ <refpurpose>get network interface info without parsing ifconfig output</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>ifdata</command>
+ <arg>options</arg>
+ <arg><replaceable>iface</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+
+ <para><command>ifdata</command> can be used to check for the existence
+ of a network interface, or to get information abut the interface, such
+ as its IP address. Unlike <command>ifconfig</command> or <command>ip</command>,
+ <command>ifdata</command> has simple to parse output that is designed
+ to be easily used by a shell script.</para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>OPTIONS</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-h</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Print out a help summary.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-e</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Test to see if the interface exists. ifdata will exit
+ nonzero if the interface does not exist.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-p</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints out the whole configuration of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-pe</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints "yes" or "no" if the interface exists or not.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-pa</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the IPv4 address of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-pn</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the netmask of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-pN</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the network address of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-pb</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the broadcast address of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-pm</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the MTU of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-pf</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the flags of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-si</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints out all the input statistics of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sip</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of input packets.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sib</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of input bytes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sie</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of input errors.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sid</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of input drops.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sif</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of input fifo overruns.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sic</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Print the number of input compress.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sim</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of input multicast.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-so</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints out all the output statistics of the interface.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sop</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of output packets.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sob</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of output bytes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-soe</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of output errors.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sod</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of output drops.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sof</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of output fifo overruns.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-sox</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Print the number of output collisions.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-soc</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of output carrier loss.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-som</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints the number of output multicast.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>