<term><option>-a, --handle</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Show rule handles in output.
+ Show object handles in output.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<arg choice="opt"><replaceable>family</replaceable></arg>
<replaceable>table</replaceable>
</cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <group choice="req">
+ <arg>delete</arg>
+ </group>
+ <command>table</command>
+ <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>family</replaceable></arg>
+ <literal> handle </literal><replaceable>handle</replaceable>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
</para>
<para>
<replaceable>table</replaceable>
<replaceable>chain</replaceable>
</cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <group choice="req">
+ <arg>delete</arg>
+ </group>
+ <command>chain</command>
+ <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>family</replaceable></arg>
+ <replaceable>table</replaceable>
+ <literal> handle </literal><replaceable>handle</replaceable>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<literal>rename</literal>
<command>chain</command>
<replaceable>table</replaceable>
<replaceable>set</replaceable>
</cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <group choice="req">
+ <arg>delete</arg>
+ </group>
+ <command> set</command>
+ <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>family</replaceable></arg>
+ <replaceable>table</replaceable>
+ <literal> handle </literal><replaceable>handle</replaceable>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<group choice="req">
<arg>add</arg>
<replaceable>table</replaceable>
<replaceable>object</replaceable>
</cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <group choice="req">
+ <arg>delete</arg>
+ </group>
+ <command> type</command>
+ <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>family</replaceable></arg>
+ <replaceable>table</replaceable>
+ <literal> handle </literal><replaceable>handle</replaceable>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
</para>
<para>
Stateful objects are attached to tables and are identified by an unique name. They group stateful information from rules, to reference them in rules the keywords "type name" are used e.g. "counter name".