Briefly explain what it is and where it's typically used. Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <p...@nwl.cc> --- man/man8/ip-link.8.in | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in index 73d37c190fffa..5c327f01b6b45 100644 --- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in +++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in @@ -1780,6 +1780,14 @@ flag on the device. Indicates that address can change when interface goes down ( .B NOT used by the Linux). +.TP +.BR "promisc on " or " promisc off" +change the +.B PROMISC +flag on the device. This requests receipt of all packets arriving at the NIC +irrespective of their destination MAC address. It is typically used by traffic +sniffers and also set by Linux bridges for their ports. + .TP .BI name " NAME" change the name of the device. This operation is not -- 2.20.1
