dnstap-read - print dnstap data in human-readable form

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  SEE ALSO  Author  Copyright 

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NAME

dnstap-read − print dnstap data in human-readable form

SYNOPSIS

dnstap−read [−m] [−p] [−x] [−y] {file}

DESCRIPTION

dnstap−read reads dnstap data from a specified file and prints it in a human−readable format. By default, dnstap data is printed in a short summary format, but if the −y option is specified, a longer and more detailed YAML format is used.

OPTIONS

	−m		This option indicates trace memory allocations, and is used for debugging memory leaks.
	−p		This option prints the text form of the DNS message that was encapsulated in the dnstap frame, after printing the dnstap data.
	−t		This option prints long timestamps with millisecond precision.
	−x		This option prints a hex dump of the wire form of the DNS message that was encapsulated in the dnstap frame, after printing the dnstap data.
	−y		This option prints dnstap data in a detailed YAML format.

SEE ALSO

named(8) <#std-iscman-named>, rndc(8) <#std-iscman-rndc>, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

Author

Internet Systems Consortium

Copyright

2026, Internet Systems Consortium

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