bpftool.rst

BPFTOOL

tool for inspection and simple manipulation of eBPF programs and maps

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SYNOPSIS

bpftool [OPTIONS] OBJECT { COMMAND | help }

bpftool batch file FILE

bpftool version

OBJECT := { map | program | cgroup | perf | net | feature }

OPTIONS := { { -V | --version } | |COMMON_OPTIONS| }

MAP-COMMANDS := { show | list | create | dump | update | lookup | getnext | delete | pin | event_pipe | help }

PROG-COMMANDS := { show | list | dump jited | dump xlated | pin | load | attach | detach | help }

CGROUP-COMMANDS := { show | list | attach | detach | help }

PERF-COMMANDS := { show | list | help }

NET-COMMANDS := { show | list | help }

FEATURE-COMMANDS := { probe | help }

DESCRIPTION

bpftool allows for inspection and simple modification of BPF objects on the system.

Note that format of the output of all tools is not guaranteed to be stable and should not be depended upon.

OPTIONS

-m, --mapcompat
	Allow loading maps with unknown map definitions.
-n, --nomount	Do not automatically attempt to mount any virtual file system (such as tracefs or BPF virtual file system) when necessary.