---
name: "dmassagevendor"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "arpwatch"
version: "2.1a13-2.1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dmassagevendor"
---

# dmassagevendor(8)

convert the ethernet vendor codes master list to arpwatch format

## NAME

dmassagevendor - convert the ethernet vendor codes master list to arpwatch format

## SYNOPSIS

**dmassagevendor** \[*--ieee=\<file\>*\] \[*--cavebear=\<file\>*\] \[*--output=\<file\>*\] \[*--help*\] \[*--firstword*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Massage IEEE OUI listing and Cavebear Ethernet vendor database into [arpwatch(8)](/arpwatch/8.md) format. This program has been written for the same purpose as the **massagevendor** program in the **arpwatch** Debian package.

## OPTIONS

- **--ieee=**\<file\>

  Read IEEE OUI listing from this file \[oui.txt\]

- **--cavebear=**\<file\>

  Read Cavebear Ethernet vendor info from here \[Ethernet.txt\]

- **--output=**\<file\>

  Write massaged output to this file \[ethercodes.dat\]

- **--firstword**

  Enable equality heuristics based on he first word of a vendor's name.  This might produce unwanted results.

- **--help**

  You are reading this now.

## SEE ALSO

**[massagevendor(8)](/massagevendor/8.md),** **[arpwatch(8)](/arpwatch/8.md)**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2000-2001 KELEMEN Peter \<fuji@debian.org\>