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Google AI Overview On macOS, brctl is short for bridge control, a command-line utility used to set up, maintain, and inspect ethernet bridge configurations. It acts as a bridge between virtual network interfaces (like VMware or Parallels) and physical interfaces (like Ethernet) to allow virtual machines to connect to an external network.Key details regarding brctl on macOS:Purpose: It manages logical bridges that connect multiple network interfaces, making them appear as a single Ethernet.Name Origin: The name is derived from the standard Linux/Unix networking utility "Bridge Control," which serves the same function of administering Ethernet bridging.Functionality: It can create a new instance of an Ethernet bridge, add or remove interface ports, and list current bridge configurations.Background Activity: While often associated with user-level networking, brctl can also appear as a root process in Activity Monitor, sometimes linked to bird (iCloud Drive) functionality or virtual machine networking.Note: In modern Linux environments, brctl has been superseded by ip link and bridge commands, but the term remains widely understood for bridging tools.