.TH ovs\-tcpundump 1 "2.6.2" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
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.SH NAME
ovs\-tcpundump \- convert ``tcpdump \-xx'' output to hex strings
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.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBovs\-tcpundump < \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\-tcpundump\fR program reads \fBtcpdump \-xx\fR output on
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 \fBofproto/trace\fR command supported by
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8)
via \fBovs\-appctl\fR(8).
.PP
At least two \fB\-x\fR or \fB\-X\fR options must be given, otherwise
the output will omit the Ethernet header, which prevents the output
from being using with \fBofproto/trace\fR.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
.de IQ
.  br
.  ns
.  IP "\\$1"
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.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\-appctl (8),
.BR ovs\-vswitchd (8),
.BR ovs\-pcap (1),
.BR tcpdump (8),
.BR wireshark (8).