PPPDUMP(8) System Manager's Manual PPPDUMP(8)
NAME
pppdump - convert PPP record file to readable format
SYNOPSIS
pppdump [ -h | -p [ -d ]] [ -r ] [ -a ] [ -m mru ] [ file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
The pppdump utility converts the files written using the record option
of pppd into a human-readable format. If one or more filenames are
specified, pppdump will read each in turn; otherwise it will read its
standard input. In each case the result is written to standard output.
The options are as follows:
-h Prints the bytes sent and received in hexadecimal. If neither
this option nor the -p option is specified, the bytes are printed
as the characters themselves, with non-printing and non-ASCII
characters printed as escape sequences.
-p Collects the bytes sent and received into PPP packets, interpret-
ing the async HDLC framing and escape characters and checking the
FCS (frame check sequence) of each packet. The packets are
printed as hex values and as characters (non-printable characters
are printed as `.').
-d With the -p option, this option causes pppdump to decompress
packets which have been compressed with the BSD-Compress or De-
flate methods.
-r Reverses the direction indicators, so that `sent' is printed for
bytes or packets received, and `rcvd' is printed for bytes or
packets sent.
-a Prints absolute times.
-m mru Use mru as the MRU (maximum receive unit) for both directions of
the link when checking for over-length PPP packets (with the -p
option).
SEE ALSO
pppd(8)
1 April 1999 PPPDUMP(8)
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