1genl-ctrl-list(8)           System Manager's Manual          genl-ctrl-list(8)
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NAME

6       genl-ctrl-list - List available kernel-side Generic Netlink families
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SYNOPSIS

9       genl-ctrl-list [-d]
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DESCRIPTION

13       Queries  the  Generic Netlink controller in kernel and prints a list of
14       all registered Generic Netlink families including the  version  of  the
15       interface that has been registered.
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OPTIONS

19       -h or --help
20              Print help text to console and exit.
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22       -v or --version
23              Print versioning information to console and exit.
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25       -d or --details
26              Include additional detailed information for each Generic Netlink
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37                     The maximum Netlink attribute identifier expected by  the
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41              op NAME (ID) <FLAGS>
42                     A  list  of  available  operations  including their name,
43                     numeric identifier and the flags indicating the capabili‐
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65                     A  list of registered multicast groups including name (if
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71                           op GETFAMILY (0x03) <has-doit,has-dump,has-policy>
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EXAMPLE

77       $ genl-ctrl-list
78       0x0010 nlctrl version 2
79       0x0011 NLBL_MGMT version 3
80       0x0012 NLBL_CIPSOv4 version 3
81       0x0013 NLBL_UNLBL version 3
82       0x0014 acpi_event version 1
83       0x0015 thermal_event version 1
84       0x0016 VFS_DQUOT version 1
85       0x0017 TASKSTATS version 1
86       0x0018 NET_DM version 2
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AUTHOR

90       Thomas Graf is the original author and current maintainer of libnl  and
91       libnl tools. Many people have contributed to it since.
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95libnl                            20 April 2012               genl-ctrl-list(8)
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