"ip route del" deletes default route

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • ip route delete will silently delete the default route
  • ip route delete default will delete the default route, too, which is the expected behaviour.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • ip route

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