Linux ipconfig?

I guess this is a common enough search engine request from Windows users and administrators, looking for guidance on using their network information command called ipconfig.

No ipconfig in Linux

First things first: there’s no ipconfig command in Linux. There is ifconfig command and ip command, providing you with similar information, but syntax and command line options are different.

ipconfig to ifconfig dictionary

Here are just some of the most common commands in Windows and Linux to confirm networks setup.

Show all network interfaces

<td>
  Linux &#8211; ifconfig
</td>

<td>
  Linux &#8211; ip
</td>

<td>
  ifconfig -a
</td>

<td>
  ip a
</td>

Show a particular network interface

<td>
  Linux &#8211; ifconfig
</td>

<td>
  Linux &#8211; ip
</td>

<td>
  ifconfig eth0
</td>

<td>
  ip a
</td>