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authorUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2004-09-15 21:32:20 +0000
committerUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2004-09-15 21:32:20 +0000
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added capinfo tool section
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@@ -59,7 +59,40 @@ tcpdump -i &lt;interface> -s 1500 -w &lt;some-file>
(<command>man tethereal</command>).
</para>
</section>
-
+
+ <section id="AppToolscapinfo">
+ <title>capinfo: Print information about capture files</title>
+ <para>
+ Included with Ethereal is a small utility called
+ <command>capinfo</command>, which is a command-line utility to
+ print information about binary capture files.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <example id="AppToolscapinfoEx">
+ <title>Help information available from capinfo</title>
+ <programlisting>
+$ capinfo -h
+Usage: capinfo [-t] [-c] [-s] [-d] [-u] [-a] [-e] [-y]
+ [-i] [-z] [-h] &lt;capfile&gt;
+ where -t display the capture type of &lt;capfile&gt;
+ -c count the number of packets
+ -s display the size of the file
+ -d display the total length of all packets in the file
+ (in bytes)
+ -u display the capture duration (in seconds)
+ -a display the capture start time
+ -e display the capture end time
+ -y display average data rate (in bytes)
+ -i display average data rate (in bits)
+ -z display average packet size (in bytes)
+ -h produces this help listing.
+
+ If no data flags are given, default is to display all statistics
+ </programlisting>
+ </example>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id="AppToolseditcap">
<title>editcap: Edit capture files</title>
<para>