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/usr/bin/snmptranslate

Network management utilities using SNMP

From net-snmp-tools 5.9.5.2-r12 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running snmptranslate --help (exit 1). permalink

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USAGE: snmptranslate [OPTIONS] OID [OID]...

  Version:  5.9.5.2
  Web:      http://www.net-snmp.org/
  Email:    net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net

OPTIONS:
  -h			display this help message
  -V			display package version number
  -m MIB[:...]		load given list of MIBs (ALL loads everything)
  -M DIR[:...]		look in given list of directories for MIBs
  -D[TOKEN[,...]]	turn on debugging output for the specified TOKENs
			   (ALL gives extremely verbose debugging output)
  -w WIDTH		set width of tree and detail output
  -T TRANSOPTS		Set various options controlling report produced:
			  B:  print all matching objects for a regex search
			  d:  print full details of the given OID
			  p:  print tree format symbol table
			  a:  print ASCII format symbol table
			  l:  enable labeled OID report
			  o:  enable OID report
			  s:  enable dotted symbolic report
			  z:  enable MIB child OID report
			  t:  enable alternate format symbolic suffix report
  -P MIBOPTS		Toggle various defaults controlling mib parsing:
			  u:  allow the use of underlines in MIB symbols
			  c:  disallow the use of "--" to terminate comments
			  d:  save the DESCRIPTIONs of the MIB objects
			  e:  disable errors when MIB symbols conflict
			  w:  enable warnings when MIB symbols conflict
			  W:  enable detailed warnings when MIB symbols conflict
			  R:  replace MIB symbols from latest module
  -O OUTOPTS		Toggle various defaults controlling output display:
			  0:  print leading 0 for single-digit hex characters
			  a:  print all strings in ascii format
			  b:  do not break OID indexes down
			  e:  print enums numerically
			  E:  escape quotes in string indices
			  f:  print full OIDs on output
			  n:  print OIDs numerically
			  p PRECISION:  display floating point values with specified PRECISION (printf format string)
			  q:  quick print for easier parsing
			  Q:  quick print with equal-signs
			  s:  print only last symbolic element of OID
			  S:  print MIB module-id plus last element
			  t:  print timeticks unparsed as numeric integers
			  T:  print human-readable text along with hex strings
			  u:  print OIDs using UCD-style prefix suppression
			  U:  don't print units
			  v:  print values only (not OID = value)
			  x:  print all strings in hex format
			  X:  extended index format
  -I INOPTS		Toggle various defaults controlling input parsing:
			  b:  do best/regex matching to find a MIB node
			  h:  don't apply DISPLAY-HINTs
			  r:  do not check values for range/type legality
			  R:  do random access to OID labels
			  u:  top-level OIDs must have '.' prefix (UCD-style)
			  s SUFFIX:  Append all textual OIDs with SUFFIX before parsing
			  S PREFIX:  Prepend all textual OIDs with PREFIX before parsing
  -L LOGOPTS		Toggle various defaults controlling logging:
			  e:           log to standard error
			  o:           log to standard output
			  n:           don't log at all
			  f file:      log to the specified file
			  s facility:  log to syslog (via the specified facility)

			  (variants)
			  [EON] pri:   log to standard error, output or /dev/null for level 'pri' and above
			  [EON] p1-p2: log to standard error, output or /dev/null for levels 'p1' to 'p2'
			  [FS] pri token:    log to file/syslog for level 'pri' and above
			  [FS] p1-p2 token:  log to file/syslog for levels 'p1' to 'p2'
Options (20)
OptionDescriptionSource
-hDisplay a brief usage message and then exit.help + man
-VDisplay version information for the application and then exit.help + man
-m MIB[:...Specifies a colon separated list of MIB modules to load for this application.help + man
-M DIR[:...Specifies a colon separated list of directories to search for MIBs.help + man
-D TOKENturn on debugging output for the specified TOKENs (ALL gives extremely verbose debugging output)help
-w WIDTHSpecifies the width of -Tp and -Td output.help + man
-T TRANSOPTSSet various options controlling report produced: B: print all matching objects for a regex search d: print full details of the given OID p: print tree format symbol table a: print ASCII format symbol…help + man
-P MIBOPTSToggle various defaults controlling mib parsing: u: allow the use of underlines in MIB symbols c: disallow the use of "--" to terminate comments d: save the DESCRIPTIONs of the MIB objects e: disable…help
-O OUTOPTSToggle various defaults controlling output display: 0: print leading 0 for single-digit hex characters a: print all strings in ascii format b: do not break OID indexes down e: print enums numerically…help
-I INOPTSToggle various defaults controlling input parsing: b: do best/regex matching to find a MIB node h: don't apply DISPLAY-HINTs r: do not check values for range/type legality R: do random access to OID…help
-L LOGOPTSToggle various defaults controlling logging: e: log to standard error o: log to standard output n: don't log at all f file: log to the specified file s facility: log to syslog (via the specified…help
-TBPrint all matching objects for a regex search. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-TdPrint full details of the specified OID. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-TpPrint a graphical tree, rooted at the specified OID. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-TaDump the loaded MIB in a trivial form. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-TlDump a labeled form of all objects. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-ToDump a numeric form of all objects. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-TsDump a symbolic form of all objects. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-TtDump a tree form of the loaded MIBs (mostly useful for debugging). (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-TzDump a numeric and labeled form of all objects (compatible with MIB2SCHEMA format). (in the manual page but not in --help)man
Examples (9) from the manual page, untested

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