Converting the Binary File to Readable Format

To convert the binary trace file to an ASCII file, use the tnfdump command and the name of the binary trace file. Because tnfdump output goes to stdout by default, you probably want to redirect it into a file.

$ tnfdump filename > newfile

The- -r option to tnfdump provides detailed (raw) TNF output. Reading this output requires an understanding of TNF that is beyond the scope of this chapter.