DNSSCAN(1) PowerDNS Authoritative Server DNSSCAN(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

dnsscan - List the amount of queries per qtype in a pcap

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**dnsscan** *INFILE*...

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**dnsscan** takes one or more *INFILE*s in PCAP format and generates a list of the number of queries per qtype.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

None

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[pcap(3PCAP)](/man/enterprise-packages/pdns-5.4/pcap.3PCAP), [tcpdump(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/pdns-5.4/tcpdump.8)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

PowerDNS.COM BV

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

PowerDNS.COM BV

October 16, 2026

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Document: dnsscan(1) from pdns-5.4 5.4.7-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns