---
name: "bnpcap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pvpgn"
version: "1.99.7.2.1+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bnpcap"
---

# bnpcap(1)

## NAME

bnpcap

## SYNOPSIS

**bnpcap** \[**-d**\] \[**-v**\] \<*pcap-filename*\>

## DESCRIPTION

**bnpcap** is a utility to decode packet dumps from **tcpdump** into a developer-readable format

## OPTTIONS

- **-h**

  Print usage information and exit

- **-d**

  Print out debugging information

- **-v**

  Be more verbose

You have to generate the dumps with **tcpdump** -i \<*your\_interface*\> -s 2000 -w \<*pcap-filename*\>

## NOTES

The current version is available with the bnetd distribution at:

*http://www.bnetd.org/*

## SEE ALSO

[**bnetd**(1)](/bnetd/1.md), [**tcpdump**(1)](/tcpdump/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Marco Ziech (mz@gmx.net)