---
name: "smixlate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "smitools"
version: "0.4.8+dfsg2-17+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/smixlate"
---

# smixlate(1)

translate SMI/SPPI identifiers

## NAME

smixlate - translate SMI/SPPI identifiers

## SYNOPSIS

**smixlate** \[ **-Vhm** \] \[ **-c** *file* \] \[ **-p** *module* \] \[ **-l** *level* \] *module(s)*

## DESCRIPTION

The **smixlate** program is used to translate identifiers and especially OIDs into a more human readable format.

## OPTIONS

- **-V, --version**

  Show the smixlate version and exit.

- **-h, --help**

  Show a help text and exit.

- **-r, --recursive**

  Report errors and warnings also for recursively imported modules.

- **-c** *file***, --config=***file*

  **Read** *file* **instead of any other (global and user)** **configuration file.**

- **-p** *module***, --preload=***module*

  **Preload the module** *module* **before reading the main** **module(s). This may be helpful if an incomplete main module misses to** **import some definitions.**

- **-l** *level***, --level=***level*

  **Report errors and warnings up to the given severity** *level***. See** **the [smilint(1)](/smilint/1.md) manual page for a description of the error levels. The** **default error level is 3.**

- **-a, --all**

  **Replace all OIDs including OID prefixes. Without this option, smixlate** **will only translate OIDs with a corresponding notification, scalar,** **column, row, or table definition.**

- **-f, --format**

  **Preserve the input format as much as possible by inserting/removing** **white space characters.**

- *module(s)*

  **These are the modules to be loaded for the subsequent translation. If** **a module argument represents a path name (identified by containing at** **least one dot or slash character), this is assumed to be the exact** **file to read. Otherwise, if a module is identified by its plain module** **name, it is searched according to libsmi internal rules. See** **[smi\_config(3)](/smi_config/3.md) for more details.**

## EXAMPLE

**This example translates numeric OIDs in the input text into a more** **human readable format.**

```
  $ echo "what is this oid? 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.3" |
    ./smixlate -l 0 /usr/local/share/mibs/ietf/*
  what is this oid? ifType
  $
```

## SEE ALSO

**The**  [**libsmi**(3)](/libsmi/3.md) **project is documented at** **http://www.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de/projects/libsmi/**.

## AUTHORS

**(C) 2006-2006 J. Schoenwaelder, International University Bremen, Germany**\
 **and contributions by many other people.**\