homebrew-ip

Simplest CLI tool to get your IP addresses on macOS (local, gateway, external).

Installation

brew tap adriangalilea/ip
brew install adriangalilea/ip/ip

Usage

Default (show all with pretty formatting)

$ ip
Local IPs:
  192.168.1.95 (en0)
  192.168.64.1 (bridge100)

Gateway IP:
  192.168.1.1

External IP:
  88.6.43.97

Specific IPs (plain output for scripting)

$ ip -l  # Local IP
192.168.1.95

$ ip -g  # Gateway IP
192.168.1.1

$ ip -e  # External IP
88.6.43.97

Combinations

$ ip -lg   # Local + Gateway
192.168.1.95
192.168.1.1

$ ip -lge  # All IPs (plain output)
192.168.1.95
192.168.1.1
88.6.43.97

$ ip -la   # Local with all interfaces (including bridges)
192.168.1.95
192.168.64.1

Options

• -l - Show local IP
• -g - Show gateway IP
• -e - Show external IP
• -a - When combined with other flags, shows all interfaces
• -b - Include bridge interfaces
• -n - No headers (force plain output)
• -h - Help

Scripting Examples

# Copy external IP to clipboard
ip -e | pbcopy

# SSH to a machine using your local IP
ssh user@$(ip -l)

# Check if VPN is connected (external IP changes)
[ "$(ip -e)" != "YOUR_NORMAL_IP" ] && echo "VPN is active"