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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)