ft2nfdump(1)															      ft2nfdump(1)

NAME

       ft2nfdump - flow-tools data converter program

SYNOPSIS

       ft2nfdump [options]

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

       -r <flow-tools-file>
	  Read flow-tools formated netflow data from file flow-tools-file.  Default: Read from stdin.

       -c num
	  Read only num flows from input file.

       -E Print raw netflow records to stdout. This option is for debugging purpose only, to see any incoming netflow data. Compatible	to  option
	  -E in nfcapd.

       -V Print ft2nfdump version and exit.

       -h Print help text on stdout with all options and exit.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns
	   0   No error.
	   255 Conversion failed.

EXAMPLES

       flow-cat ft-v05.2001-05-01.* | ft2nfdump | nfdump -w nfcap.20010501 Convert files into nfdump format.

       ft2nfdump -r ft-v05.2001-05-01 | nfdump -w nfcap.20010501 Convert files into nfdump format.

NOTES

SEE ALSO

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

BUGS

								    2009-09-09							      ft2nfdump(1)