---
name: "ax25spy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ax25spyd"
version: "0.23-8"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ax25spy"
---

# ax25spy(1)

replacement for listen(8) and demo client for the ax25spyd(8) daemon

## NAME

ax25spy - replacement for listen(8) and demo client for the [ax25spyd(8)](/ax25spyd/8.md) daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**ax25spy \[-options\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**ax25spy** (someday it will be written) ...

## OPTIONS

- **-b**

  black and white (non-colour-mode) (-d -M and -m are always b/w)

- **-c**

  shows all call-sepcific mheard-data. You can use -v and -F here

- **-d**

  starts dx-cluster-spy-mode

- **-f**

  writes all received ax.25 data to the file /var/lib/ax25/ax25spy. The file contains the raw ax.25 data, as received from the kernel. Each packet is preceeded with an (int size). If the file could not be opend/created ax25spy will be aborted.

- **-F filterexpression**

  shows only those ax.25 packets, which header contain filterexpression as substring (doesn't work yet). In connection with -m or -q it shows only the data of calls, which contain filterexpression (The Filterexpression is casesensitive!)

- **-I**

  shows only ax.25 packets with infofield (I and UI)

- **-m**

  shows the global mheard-data

- **-n**

  ???

- **-N**

  shows all new QSO detected

- **-p**

  shows only frames, which contain IP

- **-q**

  shows all qso-sepcific mheard-data. You can use -v and -F here.

- **-Q**

  be quiet

- **-s**

  starts spy, requires -F for selection. You can give a call, part of a call (in uppercase) or a qsoid with -F. you can see all QSOid using -qv Example:    ax25spy -s -F DG9EP\
         or    ax25spy -s -F 23

- **-S \<qsoid\>**

  starts spy on qso with id \<qsoid\>

- **-t**

  shows the timestamp of the packet

- **-T**

  shows only the header of ax.25 packets and the header of embedded protocols but without any data

- **-v**

  be more verbose

- **-V**

  shows the version of the program

## EXAMPLES

    ax25spy\
     ax25spy -c\
     ax25spy -m\
     ax25spy -q\
     ax25spy -qv\
     ax25spy -q -v -F DB0IZ\
     ax25spy -s -F DG9EP

## NOTES

You may want to use the watch command with ax25spy -m or ax25spy -q

## AUTHOR

Walter Koch, dg9ep \<walter@linkt.de\> (based on the [listen(1)](/listen/1.md)-code)