NAME
iptables-save — dump iptables rules to stdoutip6tables-save — dump iptables rules to stdout
SYNOPSIS
iptables-save [-M modprobe] [-c] [-t table]ip6tables-save [-M modprobe] [-c] [-t table
DESCRIPTION
iptables-save and ip6tables-save are used to dump the contents of IP or IPv6 Table in easily parseable format to STDOUT. Use I/O-redirection provided by your shell to write to a file.
- -M modprobe_program
- Specify the path to the modprobe program. By default, iptables-save will inspect /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe to determine the executable’s path.
- -c, –counters
- include the current values of all packet and byte counters in the output
- -t, –table tablename
- restrict output to only one table. If not specified, output includes all available tables.
BUGS
None known as of iptables-1.2.1 releaseAUTHORS
Harald Welte <[email protected]>Rusty Russell <[email protected]>
Andras Kis-Szabo <[email protected]> contributed ip6tables-save.
Willie
Willie has over 15 years of experience in Linux system administration and DevOps. After managing infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike, he founded Command Linux to share the practical knowledge he wished he had when starting out. He oversees content strategy and contributes guides on server management, automation, and security.