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-.TH IFCONFIG 8 "2002-07-04" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH IFCONFIG 8 "2003-02-08" "net-tools" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
ifconfig \- configure a network interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ be more verbose for some error conditions
The name of the interface. This is usually a driver name followed by
a unit number, for example
.B eth0
-for the first Ethernet interface.
+for the first Ethernet interface. If your kernel supports alias interfaces,
+you can specify them with
+.B eth0:0
+for the first alias of eth0. You can use them to assign a second address. To
+delete an alias interface use
+.B ifconfig eth0:0 down
+. Note: for every scope (i.e. same net with address/netmask combination) all
+aliases are deleted, if you delete the first (primary).
.TP
.B up
This flag causes the interface to be activated. It is implicitly