Command-line tool

nftables

brew/nftables

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Netfilter tables userspace tools

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Linux

brew install nftables

View current configuration

sudo nft list ruleset

Add a new table with family "inet" and table "filter"

sudo nft add table inet filter

Add a new chain to accept all inbound traffic

sudo nft add chain inet filter input \{ type filter hook input priority 0 \; policy accept \; \}

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