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NAME

       pppdump - convert PPP record file to readable format

SYNOPSIS

       pppdump [ -h | -p [ -d ]] [ -r ] [ -m mru ] [ file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION

       The  pppdump utility converts the files written using the record option of pppd into a human-readable format.  If one or more filenames are
       specified, pppdump will read each in turn; otherwise it will read its standard input.  In each case the result is written to standard  out-
       put.

       The options are as follows:

       -h     Prints  the bytes sent and received in hexadecimal.  If neither this option nor the -p option is specified, the bytes are printed as
	      the characters themselves, with non-printing and non-ASCII characters printed as escape sequences.

       -p     Collects the bytes sent and received into PPP packets, interpreting the async HDLC framing and escape characters	and  checking  the
	      FCS  (frame  check  sequence) of each packet.  The packets are printed as hex values and as characters (non-printable characters are
	      printed as `.').

       -d     With the -p option, this option causes pppdump to decompress packets which have been compressed with  the  BSD-Compress  or  Deflate
	      methods.

       -r     Reverses the direction indicators, so that `sent' is printed for bytes or packets received, and `rcvd' is printed for bytes or pack-
	      ets sent.

       -m mru Use mru as the MRU (maximum receive unit) for both directions of the link when checking for over-length PPP  packets  (with  the	-p
	      option).

SEE ALSO

       pppd(8)

								   1 April 1999 							PPPDUMP(8)