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.Dd Oct 5, 2024
.Dt GENL 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm genl
.Nd "generic netlink"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Pp
.Nm Cm list
.Pp
.Nm Cm monitor Ao family Ac
.Op multicast group
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility is design to provide access to the user to generic netlink
protocols.
.Pp
The following commands are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Cm list Po default Pc
Lists all available generic netlink protocols, and presents its details:
.Bl -tag -width "multicast groups"
.It operations
Id of the operation if any and associated capabilities
.It multicast groups
Id of the available multicast group if any and it associated name
.El
.It Cm monitor Ao family Ac Oo multicast group Oc
Connect to the
.Ar family
protocol and subscribe to the
.Ar mulicast group
then print the received messages in a readable format if the protocol is known.
So far only
.Qq nlctrl
and
.Qq nlsysevent
are known. If no
.Ar multicast group
are provided then all the groups are subsribed to.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr genetlink 4 ,
.Xr netlink 4