RFDUMP(1)

📦 version 1.6, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

🦋 RFDUMP — bestie's guide to snooping on RFID tags (it's for ✨research✨, ok?)

okay so like. the manual name is rfdump, it lives in section 1 of the General Commands Manual, and honestly? it's giving "tiny tool, huge main character energy." sit down, grab a strawberry, and let's get into it 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

rfdump — a tool to detect RFID-Tags and show their meta information. no cap, that's the whole job description 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

rfdump [-p /dev/ttyS?]  [--setupreader]  [file.xml]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. lowkey iconic 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so this manual page documents briefly the rfdump command. brief. like a text, not a whole essay, bestie.

also, tiny lore drop: this manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. so we made one. you're welcome 😭

rfdump is a tool to detect RFID-Tags and show their meta information: Tag ID, Tag Type, manufacturer etc. 🏷️ the User-Data of a tag can be displayed and modified using either a Hex editor or an ASCII editor — pick your fighter 💀

and then. okay. the part that makes me gasp every single time: the integrated cookie feature demonstrates how easy it is for a company to abuse RFID technology to spy on their customers. yes fr fr. it's a live demo of being tracked. not me getting paranoid at 3am 🙈

rfdump works with the ACG Multi-Tag Reader or similar card reader hardware. so like, you need the actual hardware. no hardware, no slay. 🧚

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

  • -h, --help — show summary of options. the classic. the icon. the "help me bestie" button 💖
  • -p — specify port to use. yes queen, tell it where. 📍
  • --setupreader — setup the card reader. get your little gadget ready before the party 🎉

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • ~/.config/rfdump.ini — the rfdump configuration file. your settings live here, cozy in your home directory 🏠

🌈 FURTHER DOCUMENTATION 🌈

further documentation can be found under /usr/share/doc/rfdump. go read, bestie, it's right there 📚✨

👑 AUTHOR 👑

this manual page was written by Meike Reichle <meike@alphascorpii.net> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

on Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL. 📜

and that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 it came from the General Commands Manual, and the footer at the very bottom just says RFDUMP(1) again like a little signature. periodt. 💜

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