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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ref-overview.html">Overview</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="ref-overview.html#intro">Introduction to libnm</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="usage.html">Using libnm</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ch02.html">Client Object API Reference</a></span></dt>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMClient.html">NMClient</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ch03.html">Connection and Setting API Reference</a></span></dt>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMConnection.html">NMConnection</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes a connection to specific network or provider</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSimpleConnection.html">NMSimpleConnection</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — An unmanaged connection</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMRemoteConnection.html">NMRemoteConnection</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — A connection managed by NetworkManager server</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSetting.html">NMSetting</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes related configuration information</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingConnection.html">NMSettingConnection</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes general connection properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSetting6Lowpan.html">NMSetting6Lowpan</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for 6LoWPAN interfaces</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSetting8021x.html">NMSetting8021x</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes 802.1x-authenticated connection properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingAdsl.html">NMSettingAdsl</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes ADSL-based properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingBond.html">NMSettingBond</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for bonds</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingBridgePort.html">NMSettingBridgePort</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for bridge ports</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingBridge.html">NMSettingBridge</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for bridges</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingCdma.html">NMSettingCdma</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes CDMA-based mobile broadband properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingDcb.html">NMSettingDcb</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Connection properties for Data Center Bridging</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingDummy.html">NMSettingDummy</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for dummy interfaces</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingEthtool.html">NMSettingEthtool</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for ethtool related options</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingGeneric.html">NMSettingGeneric</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for generic devices</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingGsm.html">NMSettingGsm</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes GSM/3GPP-based mobile broadband properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingHostname.html">NMSettingHostname</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Contains properties related to the hostname</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingInfiniband.html">NMSettingInfiniband</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for IP-over-InfiniBand networks</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingIP4Config.html">NMSettingIP4Config</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes IPv4 addressing, routing, and name service properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingIP6Config.html">NMSettingIP6Config</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes IPv6 addressing, routing, and name service properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingIPConfig.html">NMSettingIPConfig</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Abstract base class for IPv4 and IPv6
addressing, routing, and name service properties</span>
</dt>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingIPTunnel.html">NMSettingIPTunnel</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for IP tunnel devices</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingMacsec.html">NMSettingMacsec</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for MACSEC interfaces</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingMacvlan.html">NMSettingMacvlan</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for macvlan interfaces</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingMatch.html">NMSettingMatch</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Properties to match a connection with a device.</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingOlpcMesh.html">NMSettingOlpcMesh</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for OLPC-Mesh devices</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingOvsBridge.html">NMSettingOvsBridge</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Open vSwitch bridges.</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingOvsInterface.html">NMSettingOvsInterface</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Open vSwitch interfaces.</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingOvsDpdk.html">NMSettingOvsDpdk</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Open vSwitch DPDK interfaces.</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingOvsPatch.html">NMSettingOvsPatch</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Open vSwitch patch interfaces.</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingOvsPort.html">NMSettingOvsPort</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Open vSwitch ports.</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingOvsExternalIDs.html">NMSettingOvsExternalIDs</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — External-IDs for OVS database</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingPpp.html">NMSettingPpp</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for devices/networks
that require PPP to deliver IP capability</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingPppoe.html">NMSettingPppoe</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes PPPoE connection properties</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingProxy.html">NMSettingProxy</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes proxy URL, script and other related properties</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingSerial.html">NMSettingSerial</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for devices that use
serial communications</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingSriov.html">NMSettingSriov</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes SR-IOV connection properties</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingTCConfig.html">NMSettingTCConfig</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for the Linux Traffic Control</span>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingTeamPort.html">NMSettingTeamPort</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for team ports</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingTeam.html">NMSettingTeam</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for teams</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingTun.html">NMSettingTun</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for TUN/TAP interfaces</span>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingUser.html">NMSettingUser</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes user properties</span>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingVeth.html">NMSettingVeth</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for veth interfaces</span>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingVlan.html">NMSettingVlan</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for VLAN interfaces</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingVpn.html">NMSettingVpn</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Virtual Private Networks</span>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingVrf.html">NMSettingVrf</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for vrf interfaces</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingVxlan.html">NMSettingVxlan</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for VXLAN interfaces</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingWifiP2P.html">NMSettingWifiP2P</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for 802.11 Wi-Fi P2P networks</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingWimax.html">NMSettingWimax</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes 802.16e Mobile WiMAX connection properties</span>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingWired.html">NMSettingWired</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Ethernet-based networks</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingWireGuard.html">NMSettingWireGuard</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for wireguard related options</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingWirelessSecurity.html">NMSettingWirelessSecurity</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for Wi-Fi networks that
use WEP, LEAP, WPA or WPA2/RSN security</span>
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<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingWireless.html">NMSettingWireless</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for 802.11 Wi-Fi networks</span>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMSettingWpan.html">NMSettingWpan</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Describes connection properties for IEEE 802.15.4 (WPAN) MAC</span>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ch04.html">Device and Runtime Configuration API Reference</a></span></dt>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceBond.html">NMDeviceBond</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceBridge.html">NMDeviceBridge</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceIPTunnel.html">NMDeviceIPTunnel</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceMacsec.html">NMDeviceMacsec</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceMacvlan.html">NMDeviceMacvlan</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceModem.html">NMDeviceModem</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceOlpcMesh.html">NMDeviceOlpcMesh</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDeviceOvsBridge.html">NMDeviceOvsBridge</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMIPConfig.html">NMIPConfig</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMDhcpConfig.html">NMDhcpConfig</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMCheckpoint.html">NMCheckpoint</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ch05.html">Utility API Reference</a></span></dt>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="libnm-nm-utils.html">nm-utils</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Utility functions</span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="libnm-nm-version.html">nm-version</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ch06.html">VPN Plugin API Reference</a></span></dt>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMVpnEditorPlugin.html">NMVpnEditorPlugin</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<span class="refentrytitle"><a href="NMVpnPluginOld.html">NMVpnPluginOld</a></span><span class="refpurpose"></span>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="object-tree.html">Object Hierarchy</a></span></dt>
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