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How to find your IP address in Linux

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Internet Protocol (IP) needs no introduction—we all use it daily. Even if you don't use it directly, when you type website-name.com on your web browser, it looks up the IP address of that URL and then loads the website.

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jdixon ·
Or simply type "what's my ip address" into a Google search. It will return your public IP address, along with links to a number of other sites to do the same thing.

Your private IP address, if you have one, is another matter. For that the commands in the article should work.

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