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diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst
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--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
+
================
BPFTOOL
================
@@ -7,50 +9,62 @@ tool for inspection and simple manipulation of eBPF programs and maps
:Manual section: 8
+.. include:: substitutions.rst
+
SYNOPSIS
========
- **bpftool** [*OPTIONS*] *OBJECT* { *COMMAND* | **help** }
+**bpftool** [*OPTIONS*] *OBJECT* { *COMMAND* | **help** }
+
+**bpftool** **batch file** *FILE*
+
+**bpftool** **version**
+
+*OBJECT* := { **map** | **prog** | **link** | **cgroup** | **perf** | **net** | **feature** |
+**btf** | **gen** | **struct_ops** | **iter** }
+
+*OPTIONS* := { { **-V** | **--version** } | |COMMON_OPTIONS| }
+
+*MAP-COMMANDS* :=
+{ **show** | **list** | **create** | **dump** | **update** | **lookup** | **getnext** |
+**delete** | **pin** | **event_pipe** | **help** }
- **bpftool** **batch file** *FILE*
+*PROG-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **dump jited** | **dump xlated** | **pin** |
+**load** | **attach** | **detach** | **help** }
- **bpftool** **version**
+*LINK-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **pin** | **detach** | **help** }
- *OBJECT* := { **map** | **program** | **cgroup** | **perf** | **net** | **feature** }
+*CGROUP-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **attach** | **detach** | **help** }
- *OPTIONS* := { { **-V** | **--version** } | { **-h** | **--help** }
- | { **-j** | **--json** } [{ **-p** | **--pretty** }] }
+*PERF-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **help** }
- *MAP-COMMANDS* :=
- { **show** | **list** | **create** | **dump** | **update** | **lookup** | **getnext**
- | **delete** | **pin** | **event_pipe** | **help** }
+*NET-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **help** }
- *PROG-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **dump jited** | **dump xlated** | **pin**
- | **load** | **attach** | **detach** | **help** }
+*FEATURE-COMMANDS* := { **probe** | **help** }
- *CGROUP-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **attach** | **detach** | **help** }
+*BTF-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **dump** | **help** }
- *PERF-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **help** }
+*GEN-COMMANDS* := { **object** | **skeleton** | **min_core_btf** | **help** }
- *NET-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **help** }
+*STRUCT-OPS-COMMANDS* := { **show** | **list** | **dump** | **register** | **unregister** | **help** }
- *FEATURE-COMMANDS* := { **probe** | **help** }
+*ITER-COMMANDS* := { **pin** | **help** }
DESCRIPTION
===========
- *bpftool* allows for inspection and simple modification of BPF objects
- on the system.
+*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.
+Note that format of the output of all tools is not guaranteed to be stable and
+should not be depended upon.
OPTIONS
=======
- .. include:: common_options.rst
+.. include:: common_options.rst
- -m, --mapcompat
- Allow loading maps with unknown map definitions.
+-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.
+-n, --nomount
+ Do not automatically attempt to mount any virtual file system (such as
+ tracefs or BPF virtual file system) when necessary.