| help | This command just prints a help text for the ctrl object. |
| list | Show the registered netlink users. |
| monitor | Listen for generic netlink notifications. |
| get | Query the controller for a given user, identified either by name or id. |
| -h-help | Show summary of options. |
| -V-Version | Show version of program. |
| -s-stats-statistics | Show object statistics. |
| -d-details | Show object details. |
| -r-raw | Dump raw output only. |
NAME
genl - generic netlink utility frontend
SYNOPSIS
genl [ -s[tatistics] ] [ -d[etails] ] [ -r[aw] ] OBJECT
genl { -V[ersion] | -h[elp] }
OBJECT := { ctrlCTRL_OPTS }
CTRL_OPTS := { help | list | monitor | getPARMS }
PARMS := { nameNAME | idID }
DESCRIPTION
The genl utility provides a simple frontend to the generic netlink library. Although it's designed to support multiple OBJECTs, for now only the ctrl object is available, which is used to query the generic netlink controller.
ctrl
The generic netlink controller can be queried in various ways:
- help
This command just prints a help text for the ctrl object.
- list
Show the registered netlink users.
- monitor
Listen for generic netlink notifications.
- get
Query the controller for a given user, identified either by name or id.
OPTIONS
genl supports the following options.
- -h, -help
Show summary of options.
- -V, -Version
Show version of program.
- -s, -stats, -statistics
Show object statistics.
- -d, -details
Show object details.
- -r, -raw
Dump raw output only.
SEE ALSO
ip(8)
AUTHOR
genl was written by Jamal Hadi Salim <[email protected]>.
This manual page was written by Petr Sabata <[email protected]>.