---
name: "dump_sockdfr"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "socks4-server"
version: "4.3.beta2-20+b2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dump_sockdfr"
---

# dump\_sockdfr(8)

Display contents of frozen route file for SOCKS server

## NAME

dump\_sockdfr -  Display contents of frozen route file for SOCKS server

## SYNOPSIS

**dump\_sockdfr \[***infile*\]

## DESCRIPTION

*dump\_sockdfr reads in a frozen route file for the* *SOCKS server and produces* *a listing of its contents on the standard output.*

*The argument is optional; if omitted,* **/etc/sockd.fr** *is assumed.*

*The frozen route file is produced by make\_sockdfr* and is essentially the  memory image of the parsed route file. Using the frozen route file can reduce the start-up delay of the SOCKS server program since it no longer has to parse the file contents.

When the SOCKS server starts, it always looks for the frozen route file **/etc/sockd.fr** first. If that file is not found, it then tries to use the plain-text route file **/etc/sockd.route**. If you use frozen route file, you must remember to run *make\_sockdfr* every time after you modify the plain-text file or the SOCKS server will continue to use the frozen version of a previous route file.

## FILES

**/etc/sockd.fr**, **/etc/sockd.route**

## SEE ALSO

[*make\_sockdfr*(8)](/make_sockdfr/8.md), [*sockd.fr*(5)](/sockd.fr/5.md), [*sockd.route*(5)](/sockd.route/5.md)

## AUTHOR

```
Ying-Da Lee, yingda@esd.sgi.com or yingda@best.com
```