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diff --git a/upstream/archlinux/man8/nfbpf_compile.8 b/upstream/archlinux/man8/nfbpf_compile.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a3df389a --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/archlinux/man8/nfbpf_compile.8 @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +.TH NFBPF_COMPILE 8 "" "iptables 1.8.10" "iptables 1.8.10" + +.SH NAME +nfbpf_compile \- generate bytecode for use with xt_bpf +.SH SYNOPSIS + +.ad l +.in +8 +.ti -8 +.B nfbpf_compile +[ +.I LLTYPE +] +.I PROGRAM + +.ti -8 +.I LLTYPE +:= { +.BR EN10MB " | " RAW " | " SLIP " | " +.I ... +} + +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.B nfbpf_compile +utility aids in generating BPF byte code suitable for passing to +the iptables +.B bpf +match. + +.SH OPTIONS + +.TP +.I LLTYPE +Link-layer header type to operate on. This is a name as defined in +.RB < pcap/dlt.h > +but with the leading +.B DLT_ +prefix stripped. For use with iptables, +.B RAW +should be the right choice (it's also the default if not specified). + +.TP +.I PROGRAM +The BPF expression to compile, see +.BR pcap-filter (7) +for a description of the language. + +.SH EXIT STATUS +The program returns 0 on success, 1 otherwise. + +.SH EXAMPLE +Match incoming TCP packets with size bigger than 100 bytes: +.P +.in +8 +.EE +bpf=$(nfbpf_compile 'tcp and greater 100') +.br +iptables -A INPUT -m bpf --bytecode "$bpf" -j ACCEPT +.RE +.P +The description of +.B bpf +match in +.BR iptables-extensions (8) +lists a few more examples. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR iptables-extensions (8), +.BR pcap-filter (7) |