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+libtrace is a library for trace processing. It supports multiple input methods,
+including device capture, raw and gz-compressed trace, and sockets; and
+multiple input formats, including pcap and DAG.
+
+Features
+* Understands PCAP, ERF, DAG, legacy POS, ATM and Ethernet and preliminary
+ WAG formats
+* Read from tracefile, gz-compressed tracefile
+* Native DAG read support
+* BPF filter support on all input formats
+* Format conversion into ERF and PCAP formats
+* Write to tracefile for all formats
+* Write to interface via PCAP or Natively under Linux
+* libpacketdump, a packet dumping library useful for diagnosis
+* Various tools for trace manipulation