.TH ovs\-pcap 1 "2.6.2" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
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.SH NAME
ovs\-pcap \- print packets from a pcap file as hex
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.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBovs\-pcap\fR \fIfile\fR
.IP "Common options:"
[\fB\-h\fR | \fB\-\-help\fR]
[\fB\-V\fR | \fB\-\-version\fR]

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.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBovs\-pcap\fR program reads the pcap \fIfile\fR named on the
command line and prints each packet's contents as a sequence of hex
digits on a line of its own.  This format is suitable for use with the
\fBofproto/trace\fR command supported by \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8).
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.SH "OPTIONS"
.de IQ
.  br
.  ns
.  IP "\\$1"
..
.IP "\fB\-h\fR"
.IQ "\fB\-\-help\fR"
Prints a brief help message to the console.
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.IP "\fB\-V\fR"
.IQ "\fB\-\-version\fR"
Prints version information to the console.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR ovs\-vswitchd (8),
.BR ovs\-tcpundump (1),
.BR tcpdump (8),
.BR wireshark (8).