Suricatasc unix socket interaction for Suricata IDS/IPS

Suricatasc is a unix socket interaction  script that is automatically installed when one compiles/installs Suricata IDS/IPS. An in depth description, prerequisites and how to documentation is located here - https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/wiki/Interacting_via_Unix_Socket

However  lets look at a quick usage example - that can come very handy in certain situations.

Once you have unix socket command enabled in suricata.yaml :

unix-command:
    enabled: yes
    #filename: custom.socket # use this to specify an alternate file

the traditional way to use the script would be type suricatasc and hit Enter (on the machine running Suricata):

However you can also use it directly as a command line parameter for example :

root@suricata:~# suricatasc -c version

like so:

NOTE:
You need to quote commands involving interfaces:

root@debian64:~# suricatasc -c "iface-stat eth0"

Very handy when you want quick interaction and info from the currently running Suricata IDS/IPS.