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

NAME
       genl-ctrl-list - List available kernel-side Generic Netlink families

SYNOPSIS
       genl-ctrl-list [-d]


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


OPTIONS
       -h or --help
	      Print help text to console and exit.

       -v or --version
	      Print versioning information to console and exit.

       -d or --details
	      Include additional detailed information for each Generic Netlink
	      family that is printed.

	      The information includes:


	      hdrsize N
		     The size of the user specific header.


	      maxattr N
		     The maximum Netlink attribute identifier expected by the
		     interface.


	      op NAME (ID) <FLAGS>
		     A list of available operations including their name,
		     numeric identifier and the flags indicating the
		     capabilities of the opertion.

		     Available flags:

		     admin-perm
			    Requires administrative privileges


		     has-doit
			    Command can handle request


		     has-dump
			    Command can handle a dump request


		     has-policy
			    Command enforces attribute validation policy


	      grp NAME (ID)
		     A list of registered multicast groups including name (if
		     available) and identifier.

	      Example:
		     0x0010 nlctrl version 2
			 hdrsize 0 maxattr 7
			   op GETFAMILY (0x03) <has-doit,has-dump,has-policy>
			   grp notify (0x10)



EXAMPLE
       $ genl-ctrl-list
       0x0010 nlctrl version 2
       0x0011 NLBL_MGMT version 3
       0x0012 NLBL_CIPSOv4 version 3
       0x0013 NLBL_UNLBL version 3
       0x0014 acpi_event version 1
       0x0015 thermal_event version 1
       0x0016 VFS_DQUOT version 1
       0x0017 TASKSTATS version 1
       0x0018 NET_DM version 2


AUTHOR
       Thomas Graf is the original author and current maintainer of libnl and
       libnl tools. Many people have contributed to it since.

libnl				 20 April 2012		     genl-ctrl-list(8)