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 formatted netflow data from file flow-tools-file.  Default: Read from stdin.

       -w <nfdump-file>
          Write nfdump formatted file for converted netflow data Default: Write to stdout.

       -j Compress flows. Use bz2 compression in output file. Space efficient methode

       -z Compress flows. Use fast LZO1X-1 compression in output file. Fastest method

       -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-v05.2015-05-01.* | ft2nfdump -j -w nfcap.20150501 Convert files into nfdump format.

       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)