nameif(8) — Linux manual page
NAMEIF(8) Linux System Administrator's Manual NAMEIF(8)
NAME
nameif - name network interfaces based on MAC addresses
SYNOPSIS
nameif [-c configfile] [-s]
nameif [-c configfile] [-s] {interface macaddress}
DESCRIPTION
nameif renames network interfaces based on mac addresses. When no
arguments are given /etc/mactab is read. Each line of it
contains an interface name and a Ethernet MAC address. Comments
are allowed starting with #. Otherwise the interfaces specified
on the command line are processed. nameif looks for the
interface with the given MAC address and renames it to the name
given.
When the -s argument is given all error messages go to the
syslog.
When the -c argument is given with a file name that file is read
instead of /etc/mactab.
NOTES
nameif should be run before the interface is up, otherwise it'll
fail.
FILES
/etc/mactab
BUGS
Only works for Ethernet currently.
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