GENL(1)

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, meet genl — the generic netlink utility, hanging out in the General Commands Manual, section 1. she's here to give you user access to generic netlink protocols, and honestly? iconic. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

genl

genl list

genl monitor ⟨family⟩ [multicast group]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

the genl utility provides user access to generic netlink protocols. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 🦋

the following commands are available:

• list (default) — lists all available generic netlink protocols and presents its details:
  • operations — the Id of the operation if any and associated capabilities.
  • multicast groups — the Id of the available multicast group if any and its associated name.
• monitor ⟨family⟩ [multicast group] — connects to the family protocol and subscribes to the multicast group, then prints the received messages in a readable format if the protocol is known. so far only "nlctrl" and "nlsysevent" are known. if no multicast group is provided, then all the groups are subscribed to.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• genetlink(4)
• netlink(4)

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okay that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 this one is from Debian, dated Oct 5, 2024, and it's GENL(1) — periodt 💅✨