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$ birdc show route primary
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The command "birdc show route primary" is used in the Bird Internet Routing Daemon (Bird) command-line interface (CLI) to display the primary routing table.

Here is the breakdown of the command:

  • "birdc": This invokes the Bird CLI to interact with the Bird routing daemon.
  • "show": This is a command within the Bird CLI used to display information or status.
  • "route": This specifies that the command should show information about route tables in Bird.
  • "primary": This specifies that the command should specifically display the primary routing table.

Overall, the command is used to retrieve and display the contents of the primary routing table in Bird.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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