What is the meaning of the address 0.0.0.0 in the output of the "route -n" command?

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Issue

  • When the route -n command is issued, there is an address listed of "0.0.0.0"
  • What is the meaning of this address?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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