{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "genl",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/genl/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-02T21:26:48Z",
    "synopsis": "genl [ -s[tatistics] ] [ -d[etails] ] [ -r[aw] ] OBJECT\ngenl { -V[ersion] | -h[elp] }\nOBJECT := { ctrl CTRLOPTS }\nCTRLOPTS := { help | list | monitor | get PARMS }\nPARMS := { name NAME | id ID }",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "genl - generic netlink utility frontend\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "genl [ -s[tatistics] ] [ -d[etails] ] [ -r[aw] ] OBJECT\n\ngenl { -V[ersion] | -h[elp] }\n\nOBJECT := { ctrl CTRLOPTS }\n\nCTRLOPTS := { help | list | monitor | get PARMS }\n\nPARMS := { name NAME | id ID }\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The genl utility provides a simple frontend to the generic netlink library. Although it's de‐\nsigned to support multiple OBJECTs, for now only the ctrl object is available, which is  used\nto query the generic netlink controller.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "ctrl",
                    "content": "The generic netlink controller can be queried in various ways:\n\nhelp   This command just prints a help text for the ctrl object.\n\nlist   Show the registered netlink users.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "monitor",
                    "content": "Listen for generic netlink notifications.\n\nget    Query the controller for a given user, identified either by name or id.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "genl supports the following options.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h, -help",
                    "content": "Show summary of options.\n",
                    "flag": "-h"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V, -Version",
                    "content": "Show version of program.\n",
                    "flag": "-V"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-s, -stats, -statistics",
                    "content": "Show object statistics.\n",
                    "flag": "-s"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d, -details",
                    "content": "Show object details.\n",
                    "flag": "-d"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-r, -raw",
                    "content": "Dump raw output only.\n",
                    "flag": "-r"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ip(8)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "genl was written by Jamal Hadi Salim <hadi@cyberus.ca>.\n\nThis manual page was written by Petr Sabata <contyk@redhat.com>.\n\n\n\niproute2                                     29 Oct 2015                                     GENL(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "genl - generic netlink utility frontend",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show summary of options."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show version of program."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show object statistics."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show object details."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-r",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Dump raw output only."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ip",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ip/8/json"
        }
    ]
}