---
name: "kissutil"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "direwolf"
version: "1.7+dfsg-2+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kissutil"
---

# kissutil(1)

KISS TNC troubleshooting and Application Interface.

## NAME

kissutil - KISS TNC troubleshooting and Application Interface.

## SYNOPSIS

**kissutil** \[ *options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**kissutil**  can be used interactively for troubleshooting a KISS TNC. It is usable with direwolf and other generic KISS TNCs connected to a serial port. It can also be used as an application interface where each side places files in a directory for the other to process. See User Guide for more details.

## OPTIONS

- **-h** *host*

  Hostname or IP address for a TCP KISS TNC.  Default is localhost.

- **-p** *port*

  A number may be specified for a TCP port other than the default 8001. If not a number, it is considered to be a serial port name such as /dev/ttyS0 or COM3.

- **-s** *speed*

  Speed for serial port. e.g. 9600.

- **-o** *rec-directory*

  For each received frame, a new file is created here. It is expected that some other application will process files in this directory then delete them.

- **-T** *format*

  Each received frame will be preceded by a timestamp in the specified format. See strftime documentation for a description of the format string. Example:  %H:%M:%S  for current time in hours, minutes, seconds.

- **-f** *xmit-directory*

  Files in this directory are transmitted and deleted. Another application places a file here when it wants something to be transmitted.

- **-v**

  Verbose - Display the KISS frames going to and from the TNC.

## SEE ALSO

More detailed information is in the PDF files at https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/tree/master/doc/.

Applications in this package: aclients, atest, decode\_aprs, direwolf, gen\_packets, kissutil, ll2utm, log2gpx, text2tt, tt2text, utm2ll