---
name: "nfcollector"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bro-aux"
version: "0.42-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nfcollector"
---

# nfcollector(8)

collects NetFlow data and writes it to a file

## NAME

nfcollector - collects NetFlow data and writes it to a file

## SYNOPSIS

**nfcollector** \[-p \<port\>\] \[-o \<outputfile\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

**nfcollector** is a utility for dealing with Bro's custom file format for storing NetFlow records. The utility reads NetFlow data from a socket and writes it to a file (or **stdout** ) in Bro's format.

## AUTHOR

**nfcollector** was written by The Bro Project \<info@bro.org\>.

This manual page was written by Raúl Benencia \<rul@kalgan.cc\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).