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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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| 7 | <!ENTITY libnl-download-http
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| 8 | "http://www.carisma.slowglass.com/~tgr/libnl/files/libnl-&libnl-version;.tar.gz">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY libnl-download-ftp " ">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY libnl-md5sum "03f74d0cd5037cadc8cdfa313bbd195c">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY libnl-size "816 KB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY libnl-buildsize "22 MB (additional 1 MB for the tests and 37MB for the API documentation)">
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| 13 | <!ENTITY libnl-time "0.4 SBU">
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| 14 |
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| 15 |
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| 16 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-download-http
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| 17 | "http://www.carisma.slowglass.com/~tgr/libnl/files/libnl-doc-&libnl-version;.tar.gz">
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| 18 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-download-ftp " ">
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| 19 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-md5sum "641f73052d9f54e720efe1a476a20237">
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| 20 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-size "15 MB">
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| 21 | ]>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <sect1 id="libnl" xreflabel="libnl-&libnl-version;">
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| 24 | <?dbhtml filename="libnl.html"?>
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| 25 |
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| 26 | <sect1info>
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| 27 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 28 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 29 | </sect1info>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <title>libnl-&libnl-version;</title>
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| 32 |
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| 33 | <indexterm zone="libnl">
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| 34 | <primary sortas="a-libnl">libnl</primary>
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| 35 | </indexterm>
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 38 | <title>Introduction to libnl</title>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | <para>
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| 41 | The <application>libnl</application> suite is a collection of libraries
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| 42 | providing APIs to netlink protocol based Linux kernel interfaces.
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| 43 | </para>
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| 44 |
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| 45 | &lfs78_checked;
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| 46 |
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| 47 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 48 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>
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| 51 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libnl-download-http;"/>
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| 52 | </para>
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| 53 | </listitem>
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>
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| 56 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libnl-download-ftp;"/>
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| 57 | </para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 | <listitem>
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| 60 | <para>
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| 61 | Download MD5 sum: &libnl-md5sum;
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| 62 | </para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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| 65 | <para>
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| 66 | Download size: &libnl-size;
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| 67 | </para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | <listitem>
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| 70 | <para>
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| 71 | Estimated disk space required: &libnl-buildsize;
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| 72 | </para>
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| 73 | </listitem>
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| 74 | <listitem>
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| 75 | <para>
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| 76 | Estimated build time: &libnl-time;
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| 77 | </para>
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| 78 | </listitem>
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| 79 | </itemizedlist>
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| 80 |
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| 81 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Optional Download</bridgehead>
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| 82 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 83 | <listitem>
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| 84 | <para>
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| 85 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libnl-doc-download-http;"/>
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| 86 | </para>
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| 87 | </listitem>
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| 88 | <listitem>
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| 89 | <para>
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| 90 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libnl-doc-download-ftp;"/>
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| 91 | </para>
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| 92 | </listitem>
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| 93 | <listitem>
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| 94 | <para>
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| 95 | Download MD5 sum: &libnl-doc-md5sum;
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| 96 | </para>
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| 97 | </listitem>
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| 98 | <listitem>
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| 99 | <para>
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| 100 | Download size: &libnl-doc-size;
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| 101 | </para>
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| 102 | </listitem>
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| 103 | </itemizedlist>
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| 104 |
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| 105 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libnl Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 106 |
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| 107 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 108 | <para role="optional">
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| 109 | <xref linkend="check"/> (for tests)
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| 110 | </para>
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| 111 |
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| 112 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 113 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libnl"/>
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| 114 | </para>
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| 115 | </sect2>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 118 | <title>Installation of libnl</title>
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| 119 |
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| 120 | <para>
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| 121 | Install <application>libnl</application> by running the following
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| 122 | commands:
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| 123 | </para>
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| 124 |
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| 125 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 126 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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| 127 | --disable-static &&
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| 128 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 129 |
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| 130 | <para>
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| 131 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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| 132 | </para>
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| 133 |
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| 134 | <para>
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| 135 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 136 | </para>
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| 137 |
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| 138 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 139 |
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| 140 | <para>
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| 141 | If you wish to install the API documentation, as the
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| 142 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 143 | </para>
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| 144 |
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| 145 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -vp /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version; &&
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| 146 | tar -xf ../libnl-doc-&libnl-version;.tar.gz --strip-components=1 --no-same-owner \
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| 147 | -C /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version;</userinput></screen>
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| 148 |
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| 149 | </sect2>
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| 150 |
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| 151 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 152 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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| 155 | href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | <para>
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| 158 | <option>--disable-cli</option>: Use this parameter if you
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| 159 | don't want to install cli tools provided by the package.
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| 160 | </para>
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| 161 |
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| 162 | </sect2>
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| 163 |
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| 164 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 165 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 166 |
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| 167 | <segmentedlist>
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| 168 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 169 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 170 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | <seglistitem>
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| 173 | <seg>
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| 174 | genl-ctrl-list, nl-class-add, nl-class-delete, nl-classid-lookup,
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| 175 | nl-class-list, nl-cls-add, nl-cls-delete, nl-cls-list,
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| 176 | nl-link-list, nl-pktloc-lookup, nl-qdisc-add, nl-qdisc-delete, and
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| 177 | nl-qdisc-list
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| 178 | </seg>
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| 179 | <seg>
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| 180 | libnl-3.so,
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| 181 | libnl-cli-3.so,
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| 182 | libnl-genl-3.so,
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| 183 | libnl-idiag-3.so,
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| 184 | libnl-nf-3.so, and
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| 185 | libnl-route-3.so
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| 186 | </seg>
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| 187 | <seg>
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| 188 | /etc/libnl,
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| 189 | /usr/include/libnl3,
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| 190 | /usr/lib/libnl, and
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| 191 | /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version;
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| 192 | </seg>
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| 193 | </seglistitem>
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| 194 | </segmentedlist>
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| 195 |
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| 196 | <variablelist>
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| 197 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 198 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 199 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 200 |
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| 201 | <varlistentry id="genl-ctrl-list">
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| 202 | <term><command>genl-ctrl-list</command></term>
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| 203 | <listitem>
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| 204 | <para>
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| 205 | queries the Generic Netlink controller in kernel and prints
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| 206 | a list of all registered Generic Netlink families including
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| 207 | the version of the interface that has been registered.
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| 208 | </para>
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| 209 | <indexterm zone="libnl genl-ctrl-list">
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| 210 | <primary sortas="b-genl-ctrl-list">genl-ctrl-list</primary>
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| 211 | </indexterm>
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| 212 | </listitem>
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| 213 | </varlistentry>
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| 214 |
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| 215 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-add">
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| 216 | <term><command>nl-class-add</command></term>
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| 217 | <listitem>
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| 218 | <para>
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| 219 | add or update or replace Traffic Classes
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| 220 | </para>
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| 221 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-add">
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| 222 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-add">nl-class-add</primary>
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| 223 | </indexterm>
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| 224 | </listitem>
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| 225 | </varlistentry>
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| 226 |
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| 227 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-delete">
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| 228 | <term><command>nl-class-delete</command></term>
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| 229 | <listitem>
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| 230 | <para>
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| 231 | delete Traffic Classes
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| 232 | </para>
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| 233 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-delete">
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| 234 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-delete">nl-class-delete</primary>
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| 235 | </indexterm>
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| 236 | </listitem>
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| 237 | </varlistentry>
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| 238 |
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| 239 | <varlistentry id="nl-classid-lookup">
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| 240 | <term><command>nl-classid-lookup</command></term>
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| 241 | <listitem>
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| 242 | <para>
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| 243 | is used to resolve qdisc/class names to classid values and vice
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| 244 | versa.
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| 245 | </para>
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| 246 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-classid-lookup">
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| 247 | <primary sortas="b-nl-classid-lookup">nl-classid-lookup</primary>
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| 248 | </indexterm>
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| 249 | </listitem>
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| 250 | </varlistentry>
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| 251 |
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| 252 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-list">
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| 253 | <term><command>nl-class-list</command></term>
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| 254 | <listitem>
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| 255 | <para>
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| 256 | list Traffic Classes.
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| 257 | </para>
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| 258 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-list">
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| 259 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-list">nl-class-list</primary>
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| 260 | </indexterm>
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| 261 | </listitem>
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| 262 | </varlistentry>
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| 263 |
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| 264 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-add">
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| 265 | <term><command>nl-cls-add</command></term>
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| 266 | <listitem>
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| 267 | <para>
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| 268 | add a classifier.
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| 269 | </para>
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| 270 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-add">
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| 271 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-add">nl-cls-add</primary>
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| 272 | </indexterm>
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| 273 | </listitem>
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| 274 | </varlistentry>
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| 275 |
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| 276 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-delete">
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| 277 | <term><command>nl-cls-delete</command></term>
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| 278 | <listitem>
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| 279 | <para>
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| 280 | delete a classifier.
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| 281 | </para>
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| 282 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-delete">
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| 283 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-delete">nl-cls-delete</primary>
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| 284 | </indexterm>
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| 285 | </listitem>
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| 286 | </varlistentry>
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| 287 |
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| 288 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-list">
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| 289 | <term><command>nl-cls-list</command></term>
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| 290 | <listitem>
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| 291 | <para>
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| 292 | list classifiers.
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| 293 | </para>
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| 294 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-list">
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| 295 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-list">nl-cls-list</primary>
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| 296 | </indexterm>
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| 297 | </listitem>
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| 298 | </varlistentry>
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| 299 |
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| 300 | <varlistentry id="nl-link-list">
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| 301 | <term><command>nl-link-list</command></term>
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| 302 | <listitem>
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| 303 | <para>
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| 304 | dump link attributes.
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| 305 | </para>
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| 306 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-link-list">
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| 307 | <primary sortas="b-nl-link-list">nl-link-list</primary>
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| 308 | </indexterm>
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| 309 | </listitem>
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| 310 | </varlistentry>
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| 311 |
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| 312 | <varlistentry id="nl-pktloc-lookup">
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| 313 | <term><command>nl-pktloc-lookup</command></term>
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| 314 | <listitem>
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| 315 | <para>
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| 316 | lookup packet location definitions.
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| 317 | </para>
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| 318 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-pktloc-lookup">
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| 319 | <primary sortas="b-nl-pktloc-lookup">nl-pktloc-lookup</primary>
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| 320 | </indexterm>
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| 321 | </listitem>
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| 322 | </varlistentry>
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| 323 |
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| 324 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-add">
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| 325 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-add</command></term>
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| 326 | <listitem>
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| 327 | <para>
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| 328 | add queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel.
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| 329 | </para>
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| 330 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-add">
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| 331 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-add">nl-qdisc-add</primary>
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| 332 | </indexterm>
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| 333 | </listitem>
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| 334 | </varlistentry>
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| 335 |
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| 336 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-delete">
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| 337 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-delete</command></term>
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| 338 | <listitem>
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| 339 | <para>
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| 340 | delete queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel.
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| 341 | </para>
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| 342 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-delete">
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| 343 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-delete">nl-qdisc-delete</primary>
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| 344 | </indexterm>
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| 345 | </listitem>
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| 346 | </varlistentry>
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| 347 |
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| 348 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-list">
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| 349 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-list</command></term>
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| 350 | <listitem>
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| 351 | <para>
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| 352 | list queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel.
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| 353 | </para>
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| 354 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-list">
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| 355 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-list">nl-qdisc-list</primary>
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| 356 | </indexterm>
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| 357 | </listitem>
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| 358 | </varlistentry>
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| 359 |
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| 360 | <varlistentry id="libnl-lib">
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| 361 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnl*-3.so</filename></term>
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| 362 | <listitem>
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| 363 | <para>
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| 364 | These libraries contain API functions used to access Netlink
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| 365 | interfaces in Linux kernel.
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| 366 | </para>
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| 367 | <indexterm zone="libnl libnl-lib">
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| 368 | <primary sortas="c-libnl">libnl*-3.so</primary>
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| 369 | </indexterm>
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| 370 | </listitem>
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| 371 | </varlistentry>
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| 372 |
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| 373 | </variablelist>
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| 374 |
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| 375 | </sect2>
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| 376 |
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| 377 | </sect1>
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