1ft2nfdump(1)                                                      ft2nfdump(1)
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NAME

6       ft2nfdump - flow-tools data converter program
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SYNOPSIS

9       ft2nfdump [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       ft2nfdump  is  the  flow-tools  converter  program to read, convert and
13       store netflow data, created  with  the  flow-tools  package.  It  works
14       either  as  a pipe filter or reads flow-tools data format directly from
15       file and exports nfdump data format at stdout.
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OPTIONS

19       -r <flow-tools-file>
20          Read flow-tools formatted netflow data  from  file  flow-tools-file.
21          Default: Read from stdin.
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23       -w <nfdump-file>
24          Write  nfdump  formatted  file  for  converted netflow data Default:
25          Write to stdout.
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27       -j Compress flows. Use bz2 compression in output file. Space  efficient
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30       -z Compress flows. Use fast LZO1X-1 compression in output file. Fastest
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33       -c num
34          Read only num flows from input file.
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36       -E Print raw netflow records to stdout. This option  is  for  debugging
37          purpose only, to see any incoming netflow data. Compatible to option
38          -E in nfcapd.
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40       -V Print ft2nfdump version and exit.
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42       -h Print help text on stdout with all options and exit.
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RETURN VALUE

45       Returns
46           0   No error.
47           255 Conversion failed.
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EXAMPLES

50       flow-cat ft-v05.2015-05-01.* | ft2nfdump -j -w  nfcap.20150501  Convert
51       files into nfdump format.
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53       flow-cat  ft-v05.2001-05-01.*  |  ft2nfdump  | nfdump -w nfcap.20010501
54       Convert files into nfdump format.
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56       ft2nfdump -r ft-v05.2001-05-01 | nfdump -w nfcap.20010501 Convert files
57       into nfdump format.
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NOTES

SEE ALSO

61       nfcapd(1), nfdump(1), nfprofile(1), nfreplay(1)
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BUGS

64                                  2009-09-09                      ft2nfdump(1)