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Junxiao Shi6ca48812015-03-26 23:14:19 -07001# NDN Essential Tools
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Davide Pesaventob5a57452016-09-20 19:18:25 +02008
Davide Pesaventodb9613e2023-01-20 20:52:21 -05009This repository contains a collection of basic tools for [Named Data Networking (NDN)](https://named-data.net/).
10The tools currently included are:
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Davide Pesaventodb9613e2023-01-20 20:52:21 -050012* [**peek**](tools/peek): transmit a single Interest/Data packet between a consumer
Davide Pesavento786a7f22019-04-14 17:18:14 -040013 and a producer
Davide Pesaventodb9613e2023-01-20 20:52:21 -050014* [**chunks**](tools/chunks): segmented file transfer between a consumer and a producer
15* [**ping**](tools/ping): test reachability between two NDN nodes
16* [**dump**](tools/dump): capture and analyze live traffic on an NDN network
17* [**dissect**](tools/dissect): inspect the TLV structure of an NDN packet
18* [**dissect-wireshark**](tools/dissect-wireshark): Wireshark extension to inspect
Davide Pesavento786a7f22019-04-14 17:18:14 -040019 the TLV structure of NDN packets
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Davide Pesavento786a7f22019-04-14 17:18:14 -040021## Installation
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Davide Pesavento786a7f22019-04-14 17:18:14 -040023See [`INSTALL.md`](INSTALL.md) for build instructions.
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25## Reporting bugs
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27Please submit any bug reports or feature requests to the
28[ndn-tools issue tracker](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/ndn-tools/issues).
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30## Contributing
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Davide Pesaventodb9613e2023-01-20 20:52:21 -050032Contributions to ndn-tools are greatly appreciated and can be made through our
33[Gerrit code review site](https://gerrit.named-data.net/).
34If you are new to the NDN software community, please read our
35[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
36and [`README-dev.md`](README-dev.md) to get started.
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38## License
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Davide Pesaventodb9613e2023-01-20 20:52:21 -050040ndn-tools is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
41See [`COPYING.md`](COPYING.md) for details.