snort:tldr:0090a

This is a command that runs the Snort Intrusion Detection System with certain options and parameters.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

• sudo: This command is used in Unix-like operating systems to run a command with administrative privileges. It allows the user to run the command as the superuser or another specific user.

• snort: This is the actual command to start the Snort Intrusion Detection System.

• -vd: These are options or flags that modify the behavior of the snort command:

  • -v: This option stands for "verbose" and enables verbose output. It provides more details and information during the execution of Snort.

  • -d: This option stands for "dump packet data" and tells Snort to write detailed packet data to the console or log file. It can be useful for debugging and analyzing network traffic.

• -i ${interface}: This is a parameter that specifies the network interface that Snort should listen on for network traffic. ${interface} is a placeholder that needs to be replaced with the actual name of the network interface. For example, it could be something like eth0, en0, or wlan0.

Overall, this command starts Snort with verbose output, enables packet data dumping, and specifies the network interface to monitor for intrusion detection.