man: add examples to ip.8

Having some examples in the top level man page might make it a little bit easier
for new users to get started. Reused some words / sentences from the existing
man pages.

Suggested-by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Alemayhu <alexander@alemayhu.com>
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Exit status is 0 if command was successful, and 1 if there is a syntax error. Exit status is 0 if command was successful, and 1 if there is a syntax error.
If an error was reported by the kernel exit status is 2. If an error was reported by the kernel exit status is 2.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
ip addr
.RS 4
Shows addresses assigned to all network interfaces.
.RE
.PP
ip neigh
.RS 4
Shows the current neighbour table in kernel.
.RE
.PP
ip link set x up
.RS 4
Bring up interface x.
.RE
.PP
ip link set x down
.RE
.RS 4
Bring down interface x.
.RE
.PP
ip route
.RS 4
Show table routes.
.RE
.SH HISTORY .SH HISTORY
.B ip .B ip
was written by Alexey N. Kuznetsov and added in Linux 2.2. was written by Alexey N. Kuznetsov and added in Linux 2.2.