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.TH "SYSTEMD\-NETWORKD\&.SERVICE" "8" "" "systemd 241" "systemd-networkd.service"
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.SH "NAME"
systemd-networkd.service, systemd-networkd \- Network manager
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
systemd\-networkd\&.service
.PP
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd\-networkd
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBsystemd\-networkd\fR
is a system service that manages networks\&. It detects and configures network devices as they appear, as well as creating virtual network devices\&.
.PP
To configure low\-level link settings independently of networks, see
\fBsystemd.link\fR(5)\&.
.PP
\fBsystemd\-networkd\fR
will create network devices based on the configuration in
\fBsystemd.netdev\fR(5)
files, respecting the [Match] sections in those files\&.
.PP
\fBsystemd\-networkd\fR
will manage network addresses and routes for any link for which it finds a
\&.network
file with an appropriate [Match] section, see
\fBsystemd.network\fR(5)\&. For those links, it will flush existing network addresses and routes when bringing up the device\&. Any links not matched by one of the
\&.network
files will be ignored\&. It is also possible to explicitly tell
systemd\-networkd
to ignore a link by using
\fIUnmanaged=yes\fR
option, see
\fBsystemd.network\fR(5)\&.
.PP
When
systemd\-networkd
exits, it generally leaves existing network devices and configuration intact\&. This makes it possible to transition from the initramfs and to restart the service without breaking connectivity\&. This also means that when configuration is updated and
systemd\-networkd
is restarted, netdev interfaces for which configuration was removed will not be dropped, and may need to be cleaned up manually\&.
.SH "CONFIGURATION FILES"
.PP
The configuration files are read from the files located in the system network directory
/usr/lib/systemd/network, the volatile runtime network directory
/run/systemd/network
and the local administration network directory
/etc/systemd/network\&.
.PP
Networks are configured in
\&.network
files, see
\fBsystemd.network\fR(5), and virtual network devices are configured in
\&.netdev
files, see
\fBsystemd.netdev\fR(5)\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsystemd\fR(1),
\fBsystemd.link\fR(5),
\fBsystemd.network\fR(5),
\fBsystemd.netdev\fR(5),
\fBsystemd-networkd-wait-online.service\fR(8)
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