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X Route by x-cmd — Agent Skill

Name: X Route
Author: x-cmd

X Route

Route table viewer with multiple output formats. Display network routing table in CSV, TSV, or raw format. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.

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x route - Route Table Viewer

Display network routing table with multiple output formats.

Quick Start

# Display route table (default)
x route

# CSV format
x route --csv

# TSV format  
x route --tsv

Features

Route Table: Display system routing table
Multiple Formats: CSV, TSV, and raw output
Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows support

Commands

Command	Description
`x route`	Display route table (default)
`x route ls`	Display route table
`x route ls --csv`	Output in CSV format
`x route ls --tsv`	Output in TSV format
`x route ls --raw`	Output in raw format

Examples

Basic Usage

# Default route table view
x route

# CSV format for processing
x route --csv

# TSV format
x route --tsv

# Raw format
x route --raw

Data Processing

# Filter routes
x route --csv | x csv sql "SELECT * WHERE destination LIKE '192.168%'"

# Parse with awk
x route --tsv | awk -F'\t' 'NR>1 {print $1, $2}'

Output Fields

Typical fields include:

Field	Description
Destination	Target network or host
Gateway	Next hop router
Genmask	Netmask
Flags	Route flags
Metric	Route metric/cost
Ref	Reference count
Use	Route usage
Iface	Network interface

Platform Notes

Linux: Uses ip route or route command
macOS: Uses netstat -rn or route command
Windows: Uses route print command

Frequently asked questions