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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[8c19ac9] | 7 | <!ENTITY libnl-download-http "https://github.com/thom311/libnl/releases/download/libnl&libnl-dl-version;/libnl-&libnl-version;.tar.gz">
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[3e39d34] | 8 | <!ENTITY libnl-download-ftp " ">
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[8252f03f] | 9 | <!ENTITY libnl-md5sum "b381405afd14e466e35d29a112480333">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY libnl-size "980 KB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY libnl-buildsize "31 MB (with API documentation)">
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[60f67b92] | 12 | <!ENTITY libnl-time "0.4 SBU (with API documentation)">
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[fad8db2] | 13 |
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| 14 |
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[8c19ac9] | 15 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-download-http "https://github.com/thom311/libnl/releases/download/libnl&libnl-dl-version;/libnl-doc-&libnl-version;.tar.gz">
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[fad8db2] | 16 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-download-ftp " ">
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[8252f03f] | 17 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-md5sum "15f55a421a16ff4084c4a1af085c19b8">
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[60f67b92] | 18 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-size "13 MB">
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[3e39d34] | 19 | ]>
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| 20 |
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| 21 | <sect1 id="libnl" xreflabel="libnl-&libnl-version;">
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| 22 | <?dbhtml filename="libnl.html"?>
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| 23 |
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| 24 | <title>libnl-&libnl-version;</title>
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| 25 |
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| 26 | <indexterm zone="libnl">
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| 27 | <primary sortas="a-libnl">libnl</primary>
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| 28 | </indexterm>
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 31 | <title>Introduction to libnl</title>
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| 32 |
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[c6ac193] | 33 | <para>
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| 34 | The <application>libnl</application> suite is a collection of libraries
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| 35 | providing APIs to netlink protocol based Linux kernel interfaces.
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| 36 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 37 |
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[d0c42be] | 38 | &lfs113_checked;
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[3e39d34] | 39 |
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| 40 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 41 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 42 | <listitem>
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[c6ac193] | 43 | <para>
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| 44 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libnl-download-http;"/>
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| 45 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 46 | </listitem>
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| 47 | <listitem>
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[c6ac193] | 48 | <para>
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| 49 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libnl-download-ftp;"/>
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| 50 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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[c6ac193] | 53 | <para>
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| 54 | Download MD5 sum: &libnl-md5sum;
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| 55 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 56 | </listitem>
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| 57 | <listitem>
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[c6ac193] | 58 | <para>
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| 59 | Download size: &libnl-size;
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| 60 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 61 | </listitem>
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| 62 | <listitem>
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[c6ac193] | 63 | <para>
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| 64 | Estimated disk space required: &libnl-buildsize;
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| 65 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 66 | </listitem>
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| 67 | <listitem>
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[c6ac193] | 68 | <para>
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| 69 | Estimated build time: &libnl-time;
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| 70 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 71 | </listitem>
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| 72 | </itemizedlist>
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| 73 |
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[fad8db2] | 74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Optional Download</bridgehead>
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| 75 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 76 | <listitem>
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| 77 | <para>
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| 78 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libnl-doc-download-http;"/>
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| 79 | </para>
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| 80 | </listitem>
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| 81 | <listitem>
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| 82 | <para>
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| 83 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libnl-doc-download-ftp;"/>
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| 84 | </para>
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| 85 | </listitem>
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| 86 | <listitem>
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| 87 | <para>
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| 88 | Download MD5 sum: &libnl-doc-md5sum;
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| 89 | </para>
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| 90 | </listitem>
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| 91 | <listitem>
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| 92 | <para>
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| 93 | Download size: &libnl-doc-size;
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| 94 | </para>
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| 95 | </listitem>
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| 96 | </itemizedlist>
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[987fb161] | 97 | <!--
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[60f67b92] | 98 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 99 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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| 100 | <listitem>
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| 101 | <para>
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| 102 | Optional patch: <ulink
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[b97d9f4] | 103 | url="&patch-root;/libnl-&libnl-version;-upstream_test_fix-1.patch"/>
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[60f67b92] | 104 | </para>
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| 105 | </listitem>
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| 106 | </itemizedlist>
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[987fb161] | 107 | -->
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[3e39d34] | 108 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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[c6ac193] | 109 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libnl"/>
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| 110 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 111 | </sect2>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 114 | <title>Installation of libnl</title>
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[8252f03f] | 115 | <!--
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[60f67b92] | 116 | <para>
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| 117 | If you are going to run the package tests apply this patch:
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| 118 | </para>
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| 119 |
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[15ebdfe] | 120 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../libnl-&libnl-version;-upstream_test_fix-1.patch
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| 121 | autoreconf -fi</userinput></screen>
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[8252f03f] | 122 | -->
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[c6ac193] | 123 | <para>
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| 124 | Install <application>libnl</application> by running the following
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| 125 | commands:
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| 126 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 127 |
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[3e7d4c6] | 128 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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[d61e48e3] | 129 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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[fad8db2] | 130 | --disable-static &&
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[9c24d38] | 131 | make</userinput></screen>
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[3e39d34] | 132 |
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[c6ac193] | 133 | <para>
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[8252f03f] | 134 | This package does not come with a working test suite.
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| 135 | <!--To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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| 136 | One subtest is known to fail.-->
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[60f67b92] | 137 | <!-- If the kernel does not have CONFIG_IPC_NS=y, one subtest tests/check-all
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| 138 | fails. If it does have it, the subtest still fails in a different place
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| 139 | for unknown reasons. Version 3.6.0. -->
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[c6ac193] | 140 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 141 |
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[c6ac193] | 142 | <para>
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| 143 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 144 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 145 |
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| 146 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 147 |
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[fad8db2] | 148 | <para>
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[5fa1961] | 149 | If you wish to install the API documentation, as the
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[fad8db2] | 150 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 151 | </para>
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| 152 |
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| 153 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -vp /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version; &&
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[8f79ce13] | 154 | tar -xf ../libnl-doc-&libnl-version;.tar.gz --strip-components=1 --no-same-owner \
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[d915944] | 155 | -C /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version;</userinput></screen>
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[fad8db2] | 156 |
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[3e39d34] | 157 | </sect2>
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| 158 |
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| 159 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 160 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 161 |
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[c6ac193] | 162 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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| 163 | href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>
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| 164 |
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| 165 | <para>
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| 166 | <option>--disable-cli</option>: Use this parameter if you
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| 167 | don't want to install cli tools provided by the package.
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| 168 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 169 |
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| 170 | </sect2>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 173 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 174 |
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| 175 | <segmentedlist>
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| 176 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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[d61e48e3] | 177 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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[3e39d34] | 178 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 179 |
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| 180 | <seglistitem>
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[c6ac193] | 181 | <seg>
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[f3429309] | 182 | genl-ctrl-list,
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[d915944] | 183 | idiag-socket-details,
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[f3429309] | 184 | nl-class-add,
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| 185 | nl-class-delete,
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[d915944] | 186 | nl-classid-lookup,
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[f3429309] | 187 | nl-class-list,
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| 188 | nl-cls-add,
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| 189 | nl-cls-delete,
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| 190 | nl-cls-list,
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[d915944] | 191 | nl-link-list,
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[f3429309] | 192 | nl-pktloc-lookup,
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| 193 | nl-qdisc-add,
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[d915944] | 194 | nl-qdisc-delete,
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[a89a5a6] | 195 | nl-qdisc-list, and 48 other helper programs with nl- and nf- prefixes
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[c6ac193] | 196 | </seg>
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| 197 | <seg>
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[8b5b31b2] | 198 | libnl-3.so,
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| 199 | libnl-cli-3.so,
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[91b65df] | 200 | libnl-genl-3.so,
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[9304e0a] | 201 | libnl-idiag-3.so,
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[8b5b31b2] | 202 | libnl-nf-3.so,
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[f3429309] | 203 | libnl-route-3.so,
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[d915944] | 204 | libnl-xfrm-3.so, and
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[fad8db2] | 205 | cli modules under /usr/lib/libnl/cli tree
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[c6ac193] | 206 | </seg>
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[3e7d4c6] | 207 | <seg>
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[c6ac193] | 208 | /etc/libnl,
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[fad8db2] | 209 | /usr/include/libnl3,
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| 210 | /usr/lib/libnl, and
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| 211 | /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version;
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[c6ac193] | 212 | </seg>
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[3e39d34] | 213 | </seglistitem>
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| 214 | </segmentedlist>
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[c6ac193] | 215 |
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[3e39d34] | 216 | <variablelist>
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| 217 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 218 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 219 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 220 |
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[6d772cc] | 221 | <varlistentry id="genl-ctrl-list">
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| 222 | <term><command>genl-ctrl-list</command></term>
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| 223 | <listitem>
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| 224 | <para>
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[bea508c] | 225 | queries the Generic Netlink controller in the kernel and prints
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[6d772cc] | 226 | a list of all registered Generic Netlink families including
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[4c24eb0a] | 227 | the version of the interface that has been registered
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[6d772cc] | 228 | </para>
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| 229 | <indexterm zone="libnl genl-ctrl-list">
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| 230 | <primary sortas="b-genl-ctrl-list">genl-ctrl-list</primary>
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| 231 | </indexterm>
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| 232 | </listitem>
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| 233 | </varlistentry>
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| 234 |
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| 235 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-add">
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| 236 | <term><command>nl-class-add</command></term>
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| 237 | <listitem>
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| 238 | <para>
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[bea508c] | 239 | adds, updates, or replaces Traffic Classes
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[6d772cc] | 240 | </para>
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| 241 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-add">
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| 242 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-add">nl-class-add</primary>
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| 243 | </indexterm>
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| 244 | </listitem>
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| 245 | </varlistentry>
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| 246 |
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| 247 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-delete">
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| 248 | <term><command>nl-class-delete</command></term>
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| 249 | <listitem>
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| 250 | <para>
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[bea508c] | 251 | deletes Traffic Classes
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[6d772cc] | 252 | </para>
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| 253 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-delete">
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| 254 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-delete">nl-class-delete</primary>
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| 255 | </indexterm>
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| 256 | </listitem>
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| 257 | </varlistentry>
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| 258 |
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| 259 | <varlistentry id="nl-classid-lookup">
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| 260 | <term><command>nl-classid-lookup</command></term>
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| 261 | <listitem>
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| 262 | <para>
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| 263 | is used to resolve qdisc/class names to classid values and vice
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[4c24eb0a] | 264 | versa
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[6d772cc] | 265 | </para>
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| 266 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-classid-lookup">
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| 267 | <primary sortas="b-nl-classid-lookup">nl-classid-lookup</primary>
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| 268 | </indexterm>
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| 269 | </listitem>
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| 270 | </varlistentry>
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| 271 |
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| 272 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-list">
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| 273 | <term><command>nl-class-list</command></term>
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| 274 | <listitem>
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| 275 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 276 | lists Traffic Classes
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[6d772cc] | 277 | </para>
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| 278 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-list">
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| 279 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-list">nl-class-list</primary>
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| 280 | </indexterm>
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| 281 | </listitem>
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| 282 | </varlistentry>
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| 283 |
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| 284 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-add">
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| 285 | <term><command>nl-cls-add</command></term>
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| 286 | <listitem>
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| 287 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 288 | adds a classifier
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[6d772cc] | 289 | </para>
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| 290 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-add">
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| 291 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-add">nl-cls-add</primary>
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| 292 | </indexterm>
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| 293 | </listitem>
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| 294 | </varlistentry>
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| 295 |
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| 296 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-delete">
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| 297 | <term><command>nl-cls-delete</command></term>
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| 298 | <listitem>
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| 299 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 300 | deletes a classifier
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[6d772cc] | 301 | </para>
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| 302 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-delete">
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| 303 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-delete">nl-cls-delete</primary>
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| 304 | </indexterm>
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| 305 | </listitem>
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| 306 | </varlistentry>
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| 307 |
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| 308 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-list">
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| 309 | <term><command>nl-cls-list</command></term>
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| 310 | <listitem>
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| 311 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 312 | lists classifiers
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[6d772cc] | 313 | </para>
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| 314 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-list">
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| 315 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-list">nl-cls-list</primary>
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| 316 | </indexterm>
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| 317 | </listitem>
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| 318 | </varlistentry>
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| 319 |
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| 320 | <varlistentry id="nl-link-list">
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| 321 | <term><command>nl-link-list</command></term>
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| 322 | <listitem>
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| 323 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 324 | dumps link attributes
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[6d772cc] | 325 | </para>
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| 326 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-link-list">
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| 327 | <primary sortas="b-nl-link-list">nl-link-list</primary>
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| 328 | </indexterm>
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| 329 | </listitem>
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| 330 | </varlistentry>
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| 331 |
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| 332 | <varlistentry id="nl-pktloc-lookup">
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| 333 | <term><command>nl-pktloc-lookup</command></term>
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| 334 | <listitem>
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| 335 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 336 | allows the lookup of packet location definitions
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[6d772cc] | 337 | </para>
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| 338 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-pktloc-lookup">
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| 339 | <primary sortas="b-nl-pktloc-lookup">nl-pktloc-lookup</primary>
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| 340 | </indexterm>
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| 341 | </listitem>
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| 342 | </varlistentry>
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| 343 |
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| 344 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-add">
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| 345 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-add</command></term>
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| 346 | <listitem>
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| 347 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 348 | adds queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel
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[6d772cc] | 349 | </para>
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| 350 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-add">
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| 351 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-add">nl-qdisc-add</primary>
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| 352 | </indexterm>
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| 353 | </listitem>
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| 354 | </varlistentry>
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| 355 |
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| 356 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-delete">
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| 357 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-delete</command></term>
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| 358 | <listitem>
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| 359 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 360 | deletes queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel
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[6d772cc] | 361 | </para>
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| 362 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-delete">
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| 363 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-delete">nl-qdisc-delete</primary>
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| 364 | </indexterm>
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| 365 | </listitem>
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| 366 | </varlistentry>
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| 367 |
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| 368 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-list">
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| 369 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-list</command></term>
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| 370 | <listitem>
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| 371 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 372 | lists queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel
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[6d772cc] | 373 | </para>
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| 374 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-list">
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| 375 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-list">nl-qdisc-list</primary>
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| 376 | </indexterm>
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| 377 | </listitem>
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| 378 | </varlistentry>
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| 379 |
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[3e39d34] | 380 | <varlistentry id="libnl-lib">
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[b7b6efc] | 381 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnl*-3.so</filename></term>
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[3e39d34] | 382 | <listitem>
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[c6ac193] | 383 | <para>
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| 384 | These libraries contain API functions used to access Netlink
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[4c24eb0a] | 385 | interfaces in Linux kernel
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[c6ac193] | 386 | </para>
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[3e39d34] | 387 | <indexterm zone="libnl libnl-lib">
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[c6ac193] | 388 | <primary sortas="c-libnl">libnl*-3.so</primary>
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[3e39d34] | 389 | </indexterm>
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| 390 | </listitem>
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| 391 | </varlistentry>
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| 392 |
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| 393 | </variablelist>
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[c6ac193] | 394 |
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[3e39d34] | 395 | </sect2>
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| 396 |
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| 397 | </sect1>
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