U2BOAT(8)

📦 version 2.9.20, in ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble

💖 U2BOAT — the Unified2 Binary Output & Alert Tool 💖

okay bestie, so this is u2boat, from section 8 of the System Manager's Manual. she's a lil utility and honestly she's so underrated. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

u2boat — Unified2 Binary Output & Alert Tool

like the name literally says it: unified2 logs, binary output, and alerts. it's giving multitasker. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

u2boat [-ttype] <infile> <outfile>

so you give her an infile, you tell her where the outfile goes, and optionally you hit her with a -t type. that's the whole vibe check. ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

real talk: this manual page documents briefly the u2boat command. and the tea on why this page even exists? it was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. not one. so we made one. you're welcome. 💅

u2boat is a utility that converts Snort's Unified2 logs to other formats. it got introduced in Snort because there was a lack of support for formats that were present in the Snort 2.8.x releases. so basically: Unified2 logs to other formats. that's the whole job. she converts. she slays. periodt. 🔥

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -t type — type specifies the type of output that the program should create. and the only current valid option is 'pcap'. yes, literally just the one. she's picky and she knows it. 🍓

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

  • snort (8)

💜 AUTHOR 💜

This program was written by Ryan Jordan.

This manual page was written by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino <jfs@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). iconic behavior, honestly. 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie!! no cap. this manual page is dated 12th December 2014, and it came to you straight from the System Manager's Manual — so if you ever forget what u2boat does, just know she's out here converting your Unified2 logs into pcap like the main character she is. mwah 💋✨🦋

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