// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT use futures::stream::TryStreamExt; use std::env; use ipnetwork::IpNetwork; use rtnetlink::{new_connection, Error, Handle}; #[tokio::main] async fn main() -> Result<(), ()> { let args: Vec = env::args().collect(); if args.len() != 3 { usage(); return Ok(()); } let link_name = &args[1]; let ip: IpNetwork = args[2].parse().unwrap_or_else(|_| { eprintln!("invalid address"); std::process::exit(1); }); let (connection, handle, _) = new_connection().unwrap(); tokio::spawn(connection); if let Err(e) = add_address(link_name, ip, handle.clone()).await { eprintln!("{e}"); } Ok(()) } async fn add_address( link_name: &str, ip: IpNetwork, handle: Handle, ) -> Result<(), Error> { let mut links = handle .link() .get() .match_name(link_name.to_string()) .execute(); if let Some(link) = links.try_next().await? { handle .address() .add(link.header.index, ip.ip(), ip.prefix()) .execute() .await? } Ok(()) } fn usage() { eprintln!( "usage: cargo run --example add_address -- Note that you need to run this program as root. Instead of running cargo as root, build the example normally: cd rtnetlink ; cargo build --example add_address Then find the binary in the target directory: cd ../target/debug/example ; sudo ./add_address " ); }