When use netstat -rn see route table,what's mean of Refs column

[常有慈悲心]

thank you

[Michael Schulte zur Sur · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I couldn't find anything for HP-UX. Under Tru64 the field means:
Refs Provides the current number of active uses for this binding.

I hope they aren't too far apart.

greetings,

Michael

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi,

I believe the full form is "references" which means the number of active connections that are referencing or using this route.

-Sri

[Cheryl Griffin]

The Refs field gives the current number of active uses per route.

From an old 10.20 manual:
The Refs field shows the current number of active uses of the route. Connection-oriented protocols normally hold on to a single route for the duration of a connection, while connectionless protocols normally obtain a route just while sending a particular message. The Use field shows a count of the number of packets sent using the route. The Interface field identifies which network interface is used for the
route.