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/usr/bin/zeek-config

The Zeek network security monitor, its scripts and runtime libraries

From zeek-core 9.0.1-r1 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running zeek-config --help (exit 1). permalink

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Usage: zeek-config [OPTIONS]

Basic options:

  --build_type          Zeek build type as per cmake, lower case (e.g. 'relwithdebinfo')
  --prefix              Toplevel Zeek distribution installation directory
  --version             Zeek version number
  --zeek_dist           Toplevel directory of source tree the distribution built from
  --zeekpath            ZEEKPATH environment variable paths for this distribution

Specific directories in the Zeek distribution:

  --btest_tools_dir     Zeek-related BTest tooling
  --cmake_dir           Zeek's cmake modules
  --config_dir          Configuration files for cluster topology, zkg, etc
  --include_dir         C/C++ header folders for Zeek and related components, colon-separated
  --lib_dir             Toplevel folder for shared libraries, Python packages, etc
  --plugin_dir          Native-code Zeek plugins
  --python_dir          Python packages (Broker, ZeekControl, zkg, etc)
  --script_dir          Toplevel folder for Zeek scripts
  --site_dir            Site-specific Zeek scripts

Toplevel installation directories for third-party components:

  --binpac_root         BinPAC compiler
  --broker_root         Broker communication framework

Feature tests (prints 'yes' if supported; exit code reflects result):

  --have-af-packet        Native AF_PACKET support
  --have-geoip            IP address geolocation & AS lookups
  --have-javascript       JavaScript support
  --have-spicy-analyzers  built-in Spicy analyzers
Options (20)
OptionDescriptionSource
--build_typeZeek build type as per cmake, lower case (e.g. 'relwithdebinfo')help
--prefixToplevel Zeek distribution installation directoryhelp
--versionZeek version numberhelp
--zeek_distToplevel directory of source tree the distribution built fromhelp
--zeekpathZEEKPATH environment variable paths for this distributionhelp
--btest_tools_dirZeek-related BTest toolinghelp
--cmake_dirZeek's cmake moduleshelp
--config_dirConfiguration files for cluster topology, zkg, etchelp
--include_dirC/C++ header folders for Zeek and related components, colon-separatedhelp
--lib_dirToplevel folder for shared libraries, Python packages, etchelp
--plugin_dirNative-code Zeek pluginshelp
--python_dirPython packages (Broker, ZeekControl, zkg, etc)help
--script_dirToplevel folder for Zeek scriptshelp
--site_dirSite-specific Zeek scriptshelp
--binpac_rootBinPAC compilerhelp
--broker_rootBroker communication frameworkhelp
--have-af-packetNative AF_PACKET supporthelp
--have-geoipIP address geolocation & AS lookupshelp
--have-javascriptJavaScript supporthelp
--have-spicy-analyzersbuilt-in Spicy analyzershelp

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