Section 1 · User commands

dnstap-read.1

Package: bind-utils

DNSTAP-READ

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT


NAME

dnstap-read − print dnstap data in human-readable form

SYNOPSIS

dnstap−read [−m] [−p] [−x] [−y] {file}

DESCRIPTION

dnstap−read reads dnstap data from a specified file and prints it in a human−readable format. By default, dnstap data is printed in a short summary format, but if the −y option is specified, a longer and more detailed YAML format is used.

OPTIONS

−mThis option indicates trace memory allocations, and is used for debugging memory leaks.
−pThis option prints the text form of the DNS message that was encapsulated in the dnstap frame, after printing the dnstap data.
−xThis option prints a hex dump of the wire form of the DNS message that was encapsulated in the dnstap frame, after printing the dnstap data.
−yThis option prints dnstap data in a detailed YAML format.

SEE ALSO

named(8), rndc(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR

Internet Systems Consortium

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