HP General IO Connectivity manual Netfmt

Tracing and Logging Utilities

netfmt

netfmt

Use this command to format the trace file that was created with nettl. Refer to the man pages for x25trace for more information and examples on this command

Syntax

netfmt [-c filter file [-p]] [-F] [-t records] [-N] [-v] [-l] [-1[LT]] [[-f] file_name]

Parameters

-c filter file

	Specifies the name of the file containing the filter
	configuration commands. You create this file with your
	text editor. If this option is omitted, filter configuration
	commands are read from the $HOME/.nettr file if it
	exists. Refer to “Creating a filter file” at the end of this
	section for an explanation of filter file syntax.
-p	The parse input option lets you do a syntax check on
	the configuration file specified with the -coption. If
	the syntax is correct, netfmt terminates with no output
	or warnings.
-F	The follow input file option causes netfmt to keep the
	input file open when it reaches the end of the file. The
	file is kept open and netfmt continues to read from it
	as new data arrives. This option is useful for
	troubleshooting because it lets you monitor events in
	real time.
-t records
	Lets you specify how many records you want to format
	from the end of the file. This enables you to get the
	most recent information. The maximum number of
	records is 1000. By default, all records are formatted.
-f file_name

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