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netlink [](https://travis-ci.org/mdlayher/netlink) [](https://godoc.org/github.com/mdlayher/netlink) [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/mdlayher/netlink)
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=======
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Package `netlink` provides low-level access to Linux netlink sockets.
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MIT Licensed.
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2017-11-02 12:30:34 +01:00
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For more information about how netlink works, check out my blog series
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on [Linux, Netlink, and Go](https://medium.com/@mdlayher/linux-netlink-and-go-part-1-netlink-4781aaeeaca8).
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If you're looking for package `genetlink`, it's been moved to its own
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repository at [`github.com/mdlayher/genetlink`](https://github.com/mdlayher/genetlink).
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2017-01-09 20:33:55 +01:00
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Why?
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A [number of netlink packages](https://godoc.org/?q=netlink) are already
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available for Go, but I wasn't able to find one that aligned with what
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I wanted in a netlink package:
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- Simple, idiomatic API
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- Well tested
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- Well documented
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- Makes use of Go best practices
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- Doesn't need root to work
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My goal for this package is to use it as a building block for the creation
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of other netlink family packages.
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