ovs-pcap(1) Open vSwitch Manual ovs-pcap(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

ovs-pcap - print packets from a pcap file as hex

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**ovs-pcap** *file*

[Common options:](#Common)

\[**-h** | **--help**] \[**-V** | **--version**]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **ovs-pcap** program reads the pcap *file* named on the command line and prints each packet's contents as a sequence of hex digits on a line of its own. This format is suitable for use with the **ofproto/trace** command supported by [**ovs-vswitchd**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/ovs-4.0/ovs-vswitchd.8).

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-h**](#h)

[**--help**](#help)

Prints a brief help message to the console.

[**-V**](#V)

[**--version**](#version)

Prints version information to the console.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**ovs-vswitchd**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/ovs-4.0/ovs-vswitchd.8), [**ovs-tcpundump**(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/ovs-4.0/ovs-tcpundump.1), [**tcpdump**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/ovs-4.0/tcpdump.8), [**wireshark**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/ovs-4.0/wireshark.8).

4.0.0 Open vSwitch

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Document: ovs-pcap(1) from ovs-4.0 4.0.0-r2 (Chainguard OS)