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Project Summary

iptables is the userspace command line program used to configure the Linux 2.4.x and 2.6.x IPv4 packet filtering ruleset. It is targeted towards system administrators.

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chains filter firewall monitoring netfilter network networking packetfilter packetfiltering rules security sysadmin tcpip

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C
88%
shell script
6%
7 Other
6%

30 Day Summary

Aug 11 2025 — Sep 10 2025

12 Month Summary

Sep 10 2024 — Sep 10 2025
  • 44 Commits
    Down -119 (73%) from previous 12 months
  • 7 Contributors
    Down -2 (22%) from previous 12 months

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