---
name: "traffic-resolve"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "traffic-vis"
version: "0.34-18"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/traffic-resolve"
---

# traffic-resolve(8)

Resolve DNS names in a network traffic report

## NAME

traffic-resolve - Resolve DNS names in a network traffic report

## SYNOPSIS

**traffic-resolve** \[**-Vhq**\] \[**-i, --input file**\] \[**-o, --output file**\]

## DESCRIPTION

*traffic-resolve* is a filter which accepts a report generated by  *traffic-collect(8)* on standard input, attempts to resolve the hostnames contained therein and write the report (including hostnames) to standard output. Alternately input and output files may be specified on the commandline using the '-o' and '-i' switches.

## OPTIONS

- **-i --input file**

  Read input from **file** instead of standard input.

- **-o --output file**

  Write output to **file** instead of standard output.

- **-q --quiet**

  Suppresses the "resolving hostnames" message.

- **-h --help**

  Prints usage information.

- **-V --version**

  Prints program version.

## SEE ALSO

*traffic-collect(8),* *[traffic-sort(8)](/traffic-sort/8.md),* *[traffic-exclude(8)](/traffic-exclude/8.md),* *[traffic-totext(8)](/traffic-totext/8.md),* *[traffic-tohtml(8)](/traffic-tohtml/8.md),* *[traffic-tops(8)](/traffic-tops/8.md),* *[traffic-togif(8)](/traffic-togif/8.md),*

## AUTHORS

Damien Miller \<dmiller@ilogic.com.au\>

http://www.ilogic.com.au/~dmiller/traffic-vis.html

## BUGS

Hopefully none, probably legion.