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MATCH EXTENSIONS
       iptables can use extended packet matching modules.  These are loaded in
       two ways: implicitly, when -p or --protocol is specified, or  with  the
       -m  or  --match  options,  followed  by the matching module name; after
       these, various extra command line options become  available,  depending
       on  the  specific module.  You can specify multiple extended match mod-
       ules in one line, and you can use the -h or --help  options  after  the
       module has been specified to receive help specific to that module.

       The  following  are included in the base package, and most of these can
       be preceded by a !  to invert the sense of the match.