On Friday, August 23rd, 2024 at 15:50, Brian Sammon <bds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is there a document that is good for understanding the output of "nft list"? (more specifically the kind of output that comes from "nfs list ruleset") In particular I'm looking for a description of the syntax. Like Kerin says, experimentation is probably the best way. One trick I used when learning nft syntax (and still do), is to use nft list with and without the -j (json format) option, and compare the two sets of output to get a better feel for what the "terse" form means. $ nft list chain inet t1 c1 ... $ nft -j list chain inet t1 c1 | json_pp ... (Having written compilers back in the '80s, the parse-tree form of the json looks very natural to me, although I suspect it isn't all that much better for many. But, it won't hurt to try it and find out.) Eric
