---
name: "radecode"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "argus-client"
version: "1:5.0.2+git20250321.41f65e2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/radecode"
---

# radecode(1)

tshark-like decode of argus(1) user data

## NAME

radecode - tshark-like decode of argus(1) user data

## SYNOPSIS

**radecode** **-r** *argusFlowFile*

## DESCRIPTION

**Radecode**  is a perl script that uses [text2pcap(1)](/text2pcap/1.md) and [tshark(1)](/tshark/1.md) from the [wireshark(1)](/wireshark/1.md) distribution to decode TCP and UDP flow associated user data from an  **argus** flow capture file. You must enable  **argus** user data capture with the -U nnnn option or there will be no data to decode. Due to limitations in test2pcap only TCP and UDP flows are decoded. The other flow data are silently ignored.

## OPTIONS

In addition to the source file name all [ra(1)](/ra/1.md) options are available but may not make sense.

## SEE ALSO

[tshark(1)](/tshark/1.md), [text2pcap(1)](/text2pcap/1.md), [ra(1)](/ra/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000-2024 QoSient. All rights reserved.

## AUTHORS

```
Carter Bullard
Dave Edelman
```

## BUGS