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nftables are the Linux kernel's successor to [[iptables]] and the xtables family. The primary tool used to interact with nftables is <tt>nft</tt>. The most important difference between the two is that nftables introduces a multidimensional tree and generic set infrastructure; the combination of IPv4 and IPv6 into the ''inet'' family is most welcome.
nftables are the Linux kernel's successor to [[iptables]] and the xtables family. The primary tool used to interact with nftables is <tt>nft</tt>. The most important difference between the two is that nftables introduces a multidimensional tree and generic set infrastructure; the combination of IPv4 and IPv6 into the ''inet'' family is most welcome.
==<tt>nft</tt>==
<tt>nft</tt> is the nftables administration tool, replacing <tt>iptables</tt>.


==See also==
==See also==
* "[https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/Moving_from_iptables_to_nftables Moving from iptables to nftables]" from the nftables wiki
* "[https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/Moving_from_iptables_to_nftables Moving from iptables to nftables]" from the nftables wiki

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nftables are the Linux kernel's successor to iptables and the xtables family. The primary tool used to interact with nftables is nft. The most important difference between the two is that nftables introduces a multidimensional tree and generic set infrastructure; the combination of IPv4 and IPv6 into the inet family is most welcome.

nft

nft is the nftables administration tool, replacing iptables.

See also