# flow-header

## Name

flow-header -- Display meta information in flow file.

## Synopsis

flow-header [-h] [-c`comment_char`] [-d`debug_level`]

## DESCRIPTION

The flow-header utility will display the flow meta information flow-tools uses internally.

## OPTIONS

-c`comment_char`

  Field header. Defaults to #

-d`debug_level`

  Turn on debugging.

-h

  Display help.

## EXAMPLES

Display the header information in `flowfile` flow-header < `flowfile`

    #
    # mode:                 normal
    # capture hostname:     foo.bar
    # exporter IP address:  10.0.0.1
    # capture start:        Wed May  1 23:45:02 2001
    # compress:             on
    # byte order:           little
    # stream version:       3
    # export version:       5
    # lost flows:           480
    # corrupt packets:      0
    # sequencer resets:     0
    # capture end:          Thu May  2 00:00:01 2001
    # capture flows:        65880

## BUGS

None known.

## AUTHOR

Mark Fullmer `<maf@splintered.net>`

## SEE ALSO

flow-tools(1)