flow-merge(1)

1FLOW-MERGE(1)                                                    FLOW-MERGE(1)
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NAME

6       flow-merge - Merge flow files.
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SYNOPSIS

9       flow-merge  [  -aghm  ]   [  -b  big|little  ]   [  -C  comment ]  [ -d
10       debug_level ]  [ -o filename ]  [ -z z_level ]  [ file|directory... ]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The flow-merge utility processes files and/or directories of  files  in
14       the  flow-tools format. The resulting merged data set is written to the
15       standard output or file specified by -o. If file is a single dash (`-')
16       or  absent,  flow-merge will read from the standard input. Unlike flow-
17       cat,  flow-merge  interleaves  flow  records  preserving  the  relative
18       chronological order.
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OPTIONS

21       -a     Do not ignore filenames that begin with tmp.
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23       -b big|little
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26       -C Comment
27              Add a comment.
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29       -d debug_level
30              Enable debugging.
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32       -g     Sort file list by capture start time before processing.
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34       -h     Display help.
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36       -m     Disable the use of mmap().
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38       -p     Preload  headers.  Use to preserve meta information such as lost
39              flows.
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41       -o file
42              Write to file instead of the standard out.
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44       -z z_level
45              Configure compression level to  z_level. 0 is disabled (no  com‐
46              pression), 9 is highest compression.
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48       file|directory...
49              Process the files and/or directory.
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EXAMPLES

52       Merge all flow files begining with ft-v05.2001-05.01, use flow-print to
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55       flow-merge ft-v05.2001-05-01.* | flow-print
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BUGS

58       None known.
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AUTHOR

61       Larry Lidz <ellidz@eridu.uchicago.edu>
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