Syntax of 'show babel' commands?
Chris Webb
chris at arachsys.com
Mon Oct 13 10:06:10 CEST 2025
I have a router with a simple babel protocol announced on an interface:
protocol babel babel {
interface "eth2" {
next hop prefer ipv6;
};
ipv4 {
export where net ~ [0.0.0.0/0];
import none;
};
ipv6 {
export where net ~ [::/0];
import none;
};
randomize router id;
}
bird> show proto babel
Name Proto Table State Since Info
babel Babel --- up 17:32:00.497
Out of interest, I tried the 'show babel' commands, but couldn't work out the syntax:
bird> show babel ?
show babel interfaces [<name>] ["<interface>"] Show information about Babel interfaces
show babel neighbors [<name>] ["<interface>"] Show information about Babel neighbors
show babel entries [<name>] Show information about Babel prefix entries
show babel routes [<name>] Show information about Babel route entries
bird> show babel interfaces "eth2"
syntax error, unexpected CF_SYM_KNOWN
bird> show babel interfaces babel
syntax error, unexpected CF_SYM_KNOWN
bird> show babel routes babel
syntax error, unexpected CF_SYM_KNOWN
What would be a correct argument to supply to these commands?
In case it's relevant, I'm running 2.17.1 on Linux, which is the latest 2.x version on
https://bird.network.cz/
https://bird.network.cz/download/
although I've just spotted there was a 2.17.2 announced on the mailing list in September.
Best wishes,
Chris.
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