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The ip monitor command (from iproute2 ) is a classic Netlink application. It opens a NETLINK_ROUTE socket, subscribes to RTMGRP_LINK (link state multicast group), and then blocks on recvmsg() . When a cable is unplugged, the kernel sends a RTM_NEWLINK message to all subscribers. The user program instantly receives and decodes it—without polling /sys/class/net/ . The ip monitor command (from iproute2 ) is

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