SYSTEMD-NETWORK-GENERATOR.SERVICE(8)

SYSTEMD-NETWORK-GENERATsystemd-network-genSYSTEMD-NETWORK-GENERATOR.SERVICE(8)

NAME
       systemd-network-generator.service, systemd-network-generator - Generate
       network configuration from the kernel command line

SYNOPSIS
       systemd-network-generator.service

       /lib/systemd/systemd-network-generator

DESCRIPTION
       systemd-network-generator.service is a system service that translates
       ip= and the related settings on the kernel command line (see below)
       into systemd.network(5), systemd.netdev(5), and systemd.link(5)
       configuration files understood by systemd-networkd.service(8) and
       systemd-udevd.service(8).

       Files are generated in /run/systemd/network/.

KERNEL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
       This tool understands the following options:

       ip=, rd.route=, rd.peerdns=
           -- translated into systemd.network(5) files.

       ifname=
           -- translated into systemd.link(5) files.

       vlan=, bond=, bridge=, bootdev=
           -- translated into systemd.netdev(5) files.

       See dracut.kernel(7) for option syntax and details.

SEE ALSO
       systemd(1), systemd-networkd.service(8), dracut(8)

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