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diff --git a/network/tcpflow/README b/network/tcpflow/README index b4421a9e36..80cc7672dd 100644 --- a/network/tcpflow/README +++ b/network/tcpflow/README @@ -1,12 +1,14 @@ -tcpflow is a program that captures data transmitted as part of TCP connections -(flows), and stores the data in a way that is convenient for protocol analysis -and debugging. Each TCP flow is stored in its own file. Thus, the typical TCP -flow will be stored in two files, one for each direction. tcpflow can also -process stored 'tcpdump' packet flows. +tcpflow is a program that captures data transmitted as part of TCP +connections (flows), and stores the data in a way that is convenient +for protocol analysis and debugging. Each TCP flow is stored in its +own file. Thus, the typical TCP flow will be stored in two files, +one for each direction. tcpflow can also process stored 'tcpdump' +packet flows. -tcpflow is similar to 'tcpdump', in that both process packets from the wire or -from a stored file. But it's different in that it reconstructs the actual data -streams and stores each flow in a separate file for later analysis. +tcpflow is similar to 'tcpdump', in that both process packets from the +wire or from a stored file. But it's different in that it reconstructs +the actual data streams and stores each flow in a separate file for +later analysis. -tcpflow understands sequence numbers and will correctly reconstruct data -streams regardless of retransmissions or out-of-order delivery. +tcpflow understands sequence numbers and will correctly reconstruct +data streams regardless of retransmissions or out-of-order delivery. |