ovs-tcpundump(1) — Linux manual page

OVS-TCPUNDUMP(1)               Open vSwitch              OVS-TCPUNDUMP(1)

NAME         top

       ovs-tcpundump - convert "tcpdump -xx" output to hex strings

SYNOPSIS         top

       ovs-tcpundump < <file>

       ovs-tcpundump -h | --help

       ovs-tcpundump -V | --version

       The ovs-tcpundump program reads tcpdump -xx output from stdin,
       looking for hexadecimal packet data, and dumps each Ethernet as a
       single hexadecimal string on stdout.  This format is suitable for
       use with the ofproto/trace command supported by ovs-vswitchd(8)
       via ovs-appctl(8).

       At least two -x or -X options must be given, otherwise the output
       will omit the Ethernet header, which prevents the output from
       being used with ofproto/trace.

OPTIONS         top

       • -h or --help

         Prints a brief help message to the console.

       • -V or --version

         Prints version information to the console.

SEE ALSO         top

       ovs-appctl(8), ovs-vswitchd(8), ovs-pcap(1), tcpdump(8),
       wireshark(8).

AUTHOR         top

       The Open vSwitch Development Community

COPYRIGHT         top

       2016-2024, The Open vSwitch Development Community

COLOPHON         top

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3.6.90                         Aug 09, 2025              OVS-TCPUNDUMP(1)

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