.TH IP\-MADDRESS 8 "20 Dec 2011" "iproute2" "Linux"
.SH "NAME"
ip-maddress \- multicast addresses management
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.ad l
.in +8
.ti -8
.B ip
.RI "[ " OPTIONS " ]"
.B  maddress
.RI " { " COMMAND " | "
.BR help " }"
.sp
.ti -8

.BR "ip maddress" " [ " add " | " del " ]"
.IB MULTIADDR " dev " NAME

.ti -8
.BR "ip maddress show" " [ " dev
.IR NAME " ]"

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B maddress
objects are multicast addresses.

.SS ip maddress show - list multicast addresses

.TP
.BI dev " NAME " (default)
the device name.

.SS ip maddress add - add a multicast address
.SS ip maddress delete - delete a multicast address
these commands attach/detach a static link-layer multicast address
to listen on the interface.
Note that it is impossible to join protocol multicast groups
statically.  This command only manages link-layer addresses.

.TP
.BI address " LLADDRESS " (default)
the link-layer multicast address.

.TP
.BI dev " NAME"
the device to join/leave this multicast address.

.SH SEE ALSO
.br
.BR ip (8)

.SH AUTHOR
Original Manpage by Michail Litvak <mci@owl.openwall.com>