---
name: "rafilteraddr"
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/rafilteraddr"
---

# rafilteraddr(1)

select argus(8) data based on an IANA IP address file.

## NAME

**rafilteraddr** - select **[argus(8)](/argus/8.md)** data based on an IANA IP address file.

## SYNOPSIS

**rafilteraddr** **\[-f** *address.file* \[ **\[-v\] \[raoptions\] \[--** *filter-expression***\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**Rafilteraddr reads** **argus** **data from an** *argus-data* **source, and selects records that include IP addresses** **specified by the address.spec file.  This program provides high performance** **address matching for any number of addresses.**

## RAFILTERADDR ADDRESS SPECIFICATION

**Rafilteraddr, reads a number of standard IANA IP address file formats that** **specify IPv4, CIDR and IPV4 prefix addresses.  Examples of these file types** **are provided in ./support/Config.**

**[rafilteraddr(1)](/rafilteraddr/1.md) specific options are:**

- **-f \<IPv4 address specification\>\>**

  **Specify the list of addresses used for the address filter. This file can be in** **several IANA based address specification formats, and is the same format as** **the address labels for ralabel.1.**

- **-v**

  **Invert the logic and print flows that don't match any of the addresses.**

## INVOCATION

**This invocation reads [argus(8)](/argus/8.md) data from argusfile and prints** **records that match any of the IP addresses in the iana-ipv4-addresses.**

```
   rafilteraddr -r argusfile -f iana-ipv4-addresses -- ip
```

**An example address specification that describes a mix of CIDR addresses,** **IPv4 address ranges and explicit addresses:**

```
  192.168.0.0/24
  192.168.1.3-192.168.2.45
  207.237.36.98
```

## COPYRIGHT

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

## SEE ALSO

**ralabel.conf.5,** **[ra(1)](/ra/1.md),** **[rarc(5)](/rarc/5.md),** **[argus(8)](/argus/8.md),**

## AUTHORS

```
Carter Bullard (carter@qosient.com).
```