diff --git a/bridge/bridge.c b/bridge/bridge.c
index 5ff038d6..6658cb8f 100644
--- a/bridge/bridge.c
+++ b/bridge/bridge.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 struct rtnl_handle rth = { .fd = -1 };
 int preferred_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-int resolve_hosts;
 int oneline;
 int show_stats;
 int show_details;
diff --git a/devlink/devlink.c b/devlink/devlink.c
index 39cda067..1b15eef8 100644
--- a/devlink/devlink.c
+++ b/devlink/devlink.c
@@ -3803,12 +3803,16 @@ static int cmd_dpipe(struct dl *dl)
 static void help(void)
 {
 	pr_err("Usage: devlink [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }\n"
+	       "       devlink [ -f[orce] ] -b[atch] filename\n"
 	       "where  OBJECT := { dev | port | sb | monitor | dpipe }\n"
 	       "       OPTIONS := { -V[ersion] | -n[no-nice-names] | -j[json] | -p[pretty] | -v[verbose] }\n");
 }
 
-static int dl_cmd(struct dl *dl)
+static int dl_cmd(struct dl *dl, int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	dl->argc = argc;
+	dl->argv = argv;
+
 	if (dl_argv_match(dl, "help") || dl_no_arg(dl)) {
 		help();
 		return 0;
@@ -3832,13 +3836,10 @@ static int dl_cmd(struct dl *dl)
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-static int dl_init(struct dl *dl, int argc, char **argv)
+static int dl_init(struct dl *dl)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	dl->argc = argc;
-	dl->argv = argv;
-
 	dl->nlg = mnlg_socket_open(DEVLINK_GENL_NAME, DEVLINK_GENL_VERSION);
 	if (!dl->nlg) {
 		pr_err("Failed to connect to devlink Netlink\n");
@@ -3890,16 +3891,59 @@ static void dl_free(struct dl *dl)
 	free(dl);
 }
 
+static int dl_batch(struct dl *dl, const char *name, bool force)
+{
+	char *line = NULL;
+	size_t len = 0;
+	int ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (name && strcmp(name, "-") != 0) {
+		if (freopen(name, "r", stdin) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"Cannot open file \"%s\" for reading: %s\n",
+				name, strerror(errno));
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	cmdlineno = 0;
+	while (getcmdline(&line, &len, stdin) != -1) {
+		char *largv[100];
+		int largc;
+
+		largc = makeargs(line, largv, 100);
+		if (!largc)
+			continue;	/* blank line */
+
+		if (dl_cmd(dl, largc, largv)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Command failed %s:%d\n",
+				name, cmdlineno);
+			ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+			if (!force)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (line)
+		free(line);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	static const struct option long_options[] = {
 		{ "Version",		no_argument,		NULL, 'V' },
+		{ "force",		no_argument,		NULL, 'f' },
+		{ "batch",		required_argument,	NULL, 'b' },
 		{ "no-nice-names",	no_argument,		NULL, 'n' },
 		{ "json",		no_argument,		NULL, 'j' },
 		{ "pretty",		no_argument,		NULL, 'p' },
 		{ "verbose",		no_argument,		NULL, 'v' },
 		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 	};
+	const char *batch_file = NULL;
+	bool force = false;
 	struct dl *dl;
 	int opt;
 	int err;
@@ -3911,7 +3955,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "Vnjpv",
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "Vfb:njpv",
 				  long_options, NULL)) >= 0) {
 
 		switch (opt) {
@@ -3919,6 +3963,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			printf("devlink utility, iproute2-ss%s\n", SNAPSHOT);
 			ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 			goto dl_free;
+		case 'f':
+			force = true;
+			break;
+		case 'b':
+			batch_file = optarg;
+			break;
 		case 'n':
 			dl->no_nice_names = true;
 			break;
@@ -3942,13 +3992,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	argc -= optind;
 	argv += optind;
 
-	err = dl_init(dl, argc, argv);
+	err = dl_init(dl);
 	if (err) {
 		ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		goto dl_free;
 	}
 
-	err = dl_cmd(dl);
+	if (batch_file)
+		err = dl_batch(dl, batch_file, force);
+	else
+		err = dl_cmd(dl, argc, argv);
+
 	if (err) {
 		ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		goto dl_fini;
diff --git a/genl/genl.c b/genl/genl.c
index 747074b0..7e4a208d 100644
--- a/genl/genl.c
+++ b/genl/genl.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 int show_stats = 0;
 int show_details = 0;
 int show_raw = 0;
-int resolve_hosts = 0;
 
 static void *BODY;
 static struct genl_util * genl_list;
diff --git a/ip/ip.c b/ip/ip.c
index e66f6970..e2da46dd 100644
--- a/ip/ip.c
+++ b/ip/ip.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int human_readable;
 int use_iec;
 int show_stats;
 int show_details;
-int resolve_hosts;
 int oneline;
 int brief;
 int json;
diff --git a/ip/rtmon.c b/ip/rtmon.c
index 1c2981f7..94baa38e 100644
--- a/ip/rtmon.c
+++ b/ip/rtmon.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "libnetlink.h"
 
-int resolve_hosts;
 static int init_phase = 1;
 
 static void write_stamp(FILE *fp)
diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index ac155bf5..f77be1fd 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "namespace.h"
 
+int resolve_hosts;
 int timestamp_short;
 
 int get_hex(char c)
diff --git a/man/man8/devlink.8 b/man/man8/devlink.8
index a480766c..a975ef34 100644
--- a/man/man8/devlink.8
+++ b/man/man8/devlink.8
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ devlink \- Devlink tool
 .BR help " }"
 .sp
 
+.ti -8
+.B devlink
+.RB "[ " -force " ] "
+.BI "-batch " filename
+.sp
+
 .ti -8
 .IR OBJECT " := { "
 .BR dev " | " port " | " monitor " }"
@@ -31,6 +37,16 @@ Print the version of the
 .B devlink
 utility and exit.
 
+.TP
+.BR "\-b", " \-batch " <FILENAME>
+Read commands from provided file or standard input and invoke them.
+First failure will cause termination of devlink.
+
+.TP
+.BR "\-force"
+Don't terminate devlink on errors in batch mode.
+If there were any errors during execution of the commands, the application return code will be non zero.
+
 .TP
 .BR "\-n" , " --no-nice-names"
 Turn off printing out nice names, for example netdevice ifnames instead of devlink port identification.
diff --git a/misc/arpd.c b/misc/arpd.c
index c2666f76..67d86b67 100644
--- a/misc/arpd.c
+++ b/misc/arpd.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "rt_names.h"
 
-int resolve_hosts;
-
 DB	*dbase;
 char	*dbname = "/var/lib/arpd/arpd.db";
 
diff --git a/misc/ss.c b/misc/ss.c
index b705a4ff..ebde886f 100644
--- a/misc/ss.c
+++ b/misc/ss.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ static int security_get_initial_context(char *name,  char **context)
 }
 #endif
 
-int resolve_hosts;
 int resolve_services = 1;
 int preferred_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 int show_options;
diff --git a/tc/tc.c b/tc/tc.c
index 8e64a82b..32924164 100644
--- a/tc/tc.c
+++ b/tc/tc.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ int show_graph;
 int timestamp;
 
 int batch_mode;
-int resolve_hosts;
 int use_iec;
 int force;
 bool use_names;
diff --git a/tc/tc_qdisc.c b/tc/tc_qdisc.c
index c52114a2..f18493d7 100644
--- a/tc/tc_qdisc.c
+++ b/tc/tc_qdisc.c
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ int print_qdisc(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 	if (n->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELQDISC)
 		fprintf(fp, "deleted ");
 
+	if (n->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWQDISC &&
+			(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE) &&
+			(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE))
+		fprintf(fp, "replaced ");
+
+	if (n->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWQDISC &&
+			(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CREATE) &&
+			(n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_EXCL))
+		fprintf(fp, "added ");
+
 	if (show_raw)
 		fprintf(fp, "qdisc %s %x:[%08x]  ",
 			rta_getattr_str(tb[TCA_KIND]),