DNSPCAP2PROTOBUF(1)

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✨ DNSPCAP2PROTOBUF(1) ✨

okay so bestie, you know that little tool from the PowerDNS Authoritative Server era? yeah, dnspcap2protobuf, that one 💅 she's here and she's iconic.

🌸 NAME 🌸

dnspcap2protobuf — a tool to convert PCAPs of DNS traffic to PowerDNS Protobuf

no cap, that's literally the whole job description. it's giving "glow-up machine for packet captures" 🦋

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

dnspcap2protobuf PCAPFILE OUTFILE

two args, that's it, she's low-maintenance 💖

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

dnspcap2protobuf reads the PCAP file PCAPFILE for DNS queries and responses and writes these in the PowerDNS protobuf format to OUTFILE.

so like: you hand her a packet capture full of DNS gossip, she sniffs out the queries and the responses, and she re-writes the whole thing in PowerDNS protobuf format straight into OUTFILE. main character energy tbh 🔥

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --help — show a summary of options. the "bestie explain yourself" button 🙈
  • --version — display the version of dnspcap2protobuf. vibe check on which build you're running 👑

💅 AUTHOR 💅

PowerDNS.COM BV

PowerDNS.COM BV

and that's the whole page, bestie — no crumbs left behind 🍓

sending this one off from the PowerDNS Authoritative Server corner of the universe, dated Aug 05, 2026 — DNSPCAP2PROTOBUF(1), slay, periodt 💖✨🦋

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