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.IX Title "IMPORT-FERM 1"
.TH IMPORT-FERM 1 2024-03-13 "ferm 2.7" "FIREWALL RULES MADE EASY"
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.SH NAME
import\-ferm \- import existing firewall rules into ferm
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBimport-ferm\fR > ferm.conf
.PP
iptables-save | \fBimport-ferm\fR > ferm.conf
.PP
\&\fBimport-ferm\fR \fIinputfile\fR > ferm.conf
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This script helps you with porting an existing IPv4 firewall
configuration to ferm.  It reads a file generated with
\&\fBiptables-save\fR, and tries to suggest a ferm configuration file.
.PP
If no input file was specified on the command line, \fBimport-ferm\fR
runs \fIiptables-save\fR.
.SH BUGS
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iptables-save older than 1.3 is unable to write valid saves \- this is
not a bug in \fBimport-ferm\fR.