meaning of “brd” in output of IP commands












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In the following example:



$ ip a | grep scope.global
inet 147.202.85.48/24 brd 147.202.85.255 scope global dynamic enp0s3


What does the 'brd' mean?










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    In the following example:



    $ ip a | grep scope.global
    inet 147.202.85.48/24 brd 147.202.85.255 scope global dynamic enp0s3


    What does the 'brd' mean?










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      In the following example:



      $ ip a | grep scope.global
      inet 147.202.85.48/24 brd 147.202.85.255 scope global dynamic enp0s3


      What does the 'brd' mean?










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      In the following example:



      $ ip a | grep scope.global
      inet 147.202.85.48/24 brd 147.202.85.255 scope global dynamic enp0s3


      What does the 'brd' mean?







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          brd is short for broadcast.



          147.202.85.255 is the broadcast address for whatever interface that line belongs to.






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            brd is short for broadcast.



            147.202.85.255 is the broadcast address for whatever interface that line belongs to.






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