classid database

A database to resolve qdisc/class names to classid values and vice versa.
The function rtnl_tc_handle2str() and rtnl_tc_str2handle() will resolve
names automatically.

A CLI based tool nl-classid-lookup is provided to integrate the database
into existing iproute2 scripts.

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+# -*- Makefile -*-
+
+dist_man8_MANS = nl-classid-lookup.8
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+.TH nl\-classid\-lookup 8 "19 October 2010" "libnl"
+.LO 1
+.SH NAME
+nl\-classid\-lookup - Lookup classid definitions
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B nl\-classid\-lookup
+.RB [ \-hv ]
+.RB [ \-r ]
+.I name
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.PP
+nl\-classid\-lookup searches the classid database for a matching entry. It is used
+to resolve qdisc/class names to classid values and vice versa.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.BR \-\^h " or " \-\-help
+Print help text to console and exit.
+.TP
+.BR \-\^v " or " \-\-version
+Print versioning information to console and exit.
+.TP
+.BR \-\^r " or " \-\-reverse
+Do a reverse lookup. Lookup a classid and print its name.
+
+.SH USAGE
+.PP
+Resolve the qdisc/class name "interactive":
+.PP
+.RS
+# nl\-classid\-lookup interactive
+.RE
+.PP
+Lookup the name of classid 1:2:
+.PP
+.RS
+# nl\-classid\-lookup -r 1:2
+.RE
+
+.SH FILES
+.PP
+/etc/libnl/classid
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+.PP
+Thomas Graf is the original author and current maintainer of libnl and
+libnl tools. Many people have contributed to it since.