---
name: "dsc"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dsc-statistics-collector"
version: "201203250530-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dsc/8"
---

# dsc(8)

DNS Statistics Collector (collector daemon)

## NAME

dsc - DNS Statistics Collector (collector daemon)

## SYNOPSIS

**dsc** \[options\] \<conffile\>

## DESCRIPTION

dsc is the collector component of DSC. It uses pcap to listen on a network interface and dumps data in XML format.

## OPTIONS

- **-d**

  Debug mode.  Exits after first write.

- **-f**

  Foreground mode.  Don't become a daemon.

- **-p**

  Don't put interface in promiscuous mode.

## AUTHOR

Marc Haber \<mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de\> based on work by Alexander Wirt \<formorer@formorer.de\>.

## COPYRIGHT

```
 Copyright for this man page 2006, 2010 by
 Alexander Wirt <formorer@formorer.de>
 Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
 This man page is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
```

## FILES

/etc/init.d/dsc-statistics-collector /etc/default/dsc-statistics-collector