---
name: "ion-tools"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ion"
version: "3.2.1+dfsg-1.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ion-tools"
---

# ion-tools(1)

Interplanetary Overlay Network tools, the NASA implementation of Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN)

## NAME

ion - Interplanetary Overlay Network tools, the NASA implementation of Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN)

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the commands distributed with the ion suite.

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original programs do not have manual pages.  Concise synopsis can be obtained by giving *-h* to the commands.

## SYNOPSIS

**aoslsi**

**aoslso**

**bsscounter**

**bssdriver**

**bsspcli**

**bsspclo**

**bsspclock**

**dtnperf\_vION**

**file2tcp**

**file2udp**

**ionexit**

**ionrestart**

**ionscript**

**ionstart**

**ionstop**

**ionwarn**

**killm**

**nm\_agent**

**nm\_mgr**

**sdatest**

**tcp2file**

**tcpbsi**

**tcpbso**

**udp2file**

**udpbsi**

## SEE ALSO

[**bpadmin**(1)](/bpadmin/1.md), [**dtn2admin**(1)](/dtn2admin/1.md), [**ltpadmin**(1)](/ltpadmin/1.md), [**cfdpadmin**(1)](/cfdpadmin/1.md), [**ipnadmin**(1)](/ipnadmin/1.md), [**ionadmin**(1)](/ionadmin/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Leo Iannacone \<l3on@ubuntu.com\> for the Debian system (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.