NAME
genl – generic netlink
SYNOPSIS
genl
genl list
genl monitor ⟨family⟩ [multicast group]
DESCRIPTION
The genl utility provides user access to generic netlink protocols.
The following commands are available:
- list (default)
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Lists all available generic netlink protocols, and presents its details:
- operations
-
Id of the operation if any and associated capabilities
- multicast groups
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Id of the available multicast group if any and it associated name
- monitor ⟨family⟩ [multicast group]
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Connect to the family protocol and subscribe to the multicast group then print the received messages in a readable format if the protocol is known. So far only "nlctrl" and "nlsysevent" are known. If no multicast group are provided then all the groups are subscribed to.