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FortiGate diagnose debug flow — Repeat every five seconds

Repeat the command every five seconds for monitoring. Base task: Filter FortiGate flow debugging for an address.

Copy-ready commandFortiGate diagnose debug flow — Repeat every five seconds
watch -n 5 'diagnose debug flow filter addr 10.0.0.10'
Production warning

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Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Vendor CLI access
Permissions
Read-only or privileged mode depending on command
Last reviewed
2026-08-01

Examples

Repeat every five seconds

Repeat the command every five seconds for monitoring.

watch -n 5 'diagnose debug flow filter addr 10.0.0.10'

Common errors

Command or option not supported

Confirm the installed platform version supports the base command and the added output or wrapper option.

Access denied or insufficient privileges

Run with the administrative role or delegated permission required by the underlying command.