In computing, route is a command used to view and manipulate the IP routing table in Unix-like and Microsoft Windows[1] operating systems and also in IBM OS/2 and ReactOS.

In Linux distributions based on 2.2.x Linux kernels, the ifconfig and route commands are operated together to connect a computer to a network, and to define routes between computer networks.

Distributions based on later kernels have deprecated ifconfig and route, replacing them with iproute2.

Route for Linux was originally written by Fred N. van Kempen.

[3] The command-syntax is: The command is only available if the TCP/IP protocol is installed as a component in the properties of a network adapter.