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diff --git a/utilities/ovs-tcpdump.8.in b/utilities/ovs-tcpdump.8.in deleted file mode 100644 index aca61e2bc..000000000 --- a/utilities/ovs-tcpdump.8.in +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -.so lib/ovs.tmac -.TH ovs\-tcpdump 8 "@VERSION@" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual" -. -.SH NAME -ovs\-tcpdump \- Dump traffic from an Open vSwitch port using \fBtcpdump\fR. -. -.SH SYNOPSIS -\fBovs\-tcpdump\fR \fB\-i\fR \fIport\fR \fBtcpdump options...\fR -. -.SH DESCRIPTION -\fBovs\-tcpdump\fR creates switch mirror ports in the \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR -daemon and executes \fBtcpdump\fR to listen against those ports. When the -\fBtcpdump\fR instance exits, it then cleans up the mirror port it created. -.PP -\fBovs\-tcpdump\fR will not allow multiple mirrors for the same port. It has -some logic to parse the current configuration and prevent duplicate mirrors. -.PP -The \fB\-i\fR option may not appear multiple times. -.PP -It is important to note that under \fBLinux\fR based kernels, tap devices do -not receive packets unless the specific tuntap device has been opened by an -application. This requires \fBCAP_NET_ADMIN\fR privileges, so the -\fBovs-tcpdump\fR command must be run as a user with such permissions (this -is usually a super-user). -. -.SH "OPTIONS" -.so lib/common.man -. -.IP "\fB\-\-db\-sock\fR" -The Open vSwitch database socket connection string. The default is -\fIunix:@RUNDIR@/db.sock\fR -. -.IP "\fB\-\-dump\-cmd\fR" -The command to run instead of \fBtcpdump\fR. -. -.IP "\fB\-i\fR" -.IQ "\fB\-\-interface\fR" -The interface for which a mirror port should be created, and packets should -be dumped. -. -.IP "\fB\-\-mirror\-to\fR" -The name of the interface which should be the destination of the mirrored -packets. The default is miINTERFACE -. -.IP "\fB\-\-span\fR" -If specified, mirror all ports (optional). -. -.SH "SEE ALSO" -. -.BR ovs\-appctl (8), -.BR ovs\-vswitchd (8), -.BR ovs\-pcap (1), -.BR ovs\-tcpundump (1), -.BR tcpdump (8), -.BR wireshark (8). |