---
name: "pads-report"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pads"
version: "1.2-14"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pads-report"
---

# pads-report(8)

PADS Text Reporting Module

## NAME

pads-report - PADS Text Reporting Module

## SYNOPSIS

**pads-report \<hnp\> \<-r** *file* **\> \<-w** *file* **\>**

## DESCRIPTION

pads-report is a Perl based reporting module to be used with Passive Asset Detection System (PADS).  It will take a raw PADS data file and process it into a readable text report.

## OPTIONS

- \-h

  Display help / usage information.

- \-n

  Do not convert IP addresses to names.

- \-p

  Do not convert RFC 1918 IP addresses to names.  The  *-n* option will override this option.

- \-r file

  Read packets from a libpcap formatted file.

- \-w file

  Dump data into a file other than assets.csv.

## SEE ALSO

[pads(8)](/pads/8.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2004 Matt Shelton \<matt@mattshelton.com\>

## BUGS

Please send bug reports to the author.

## AUTHORS

Matt Shelton \<matt@mattshelton.com\>