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ip route get — Get a single route to a destination and print its contents exactly as the kernel sees it. More infor

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Problem

How to use the ip route get command: Get a single route to a destination and print its contents exactly as the kernel sees it. More information: <https://manned.org/ip-route>.

Solution

ip route get — Get a single route to a destination and print its contents exactly as the kernel sees it. More information: <https://manned.org/ip-route>.

Print route to a destination:

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{1.1.1.1}}

Print route to a destination from a specific source address:

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} from {{source}}

Print route to a destination for packets arriving on a specific interface:

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} iif {{ethX}}

Print route to a destination, forcing output through a specific interface:

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} oif {{ethX}}

Print route to a destination with a specified Type of Service (ToS):

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} tos {{0x10}}

Print route to a destination using a specific VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) instance:

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} vrf {{myvrf}}

Code Snippets

Print route to a destination

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{1.1.1.1}}

Print route to a destination from a specific source address

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} from {{source}}

Print route to a destination for packets arriving on a specific interface

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} iif {{ethX}}

Print route to a destination, forcing output through a specific interface

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} oif {{ethX}}

Print route to a destination with a specified Type of Service (ToS)

ip {{[r|route]}} {{[g|get]}} {{destination}} tos {{0x10}}

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