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-rw-r--r--dumpcap.c9
-rw-r--r--editcap.c2
-rw-r--r--mergecap.c2
-rw-r--r--tshark.c2
4 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/dumpcap.c b/dumpcap.c
index cdc3aabb56..21e342c1ff 100644
--- a/dumpcap.c
+++ b/dumpcap.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ print_usage(gboolean print_ver)
output = stdout;
fprintf(output,
"Dumpcap " VERSION "%s\n"
- "Capture network packets and dump them into a libpcap file.\n"
+ "Capture network packets and dump them into a pcapng file.\n"
"See http://www.wireshark.org for more information.\n",
wireshark_svnversion);
} else {
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ print_usage(gboolean print_ver)
fprintf(output, " -b <ringbuffer opt.> ... duration:NUM - switch to next file after NUM secs\n");
fprintf(output, " filesize:NUM - switch to next file after NUM KB\n");
fprintf(output, " files:NUM - ringbuffer: replace after NUM files\n");
- fprintf(output, " -n use pcapng format instead of pcap\n");
+ fprintf(output, " -n use pcapng format instead of pcap (default)\n");
+ fprintf(output, " -P use libpcap format instead of pcapng\n");
fprintf(output, "\n");
fprintf(output, "Miscellaneous:\n");
fprintf(output, " -t use a separate thread per interface\n");
@@ -423,8 +424,8 @@ print_usage(gboolean print_ver)
fprintf(output, " -v print version information and exit\n");
fprintf(output, " -h display this help and exit\n");
fprintf(output, "\n");
- fprintf(output, "Example: dumpcap -i eth0 -a duration:60 -w output.pcap\n");
- fprintf(output, "\"Capture network packets from interface eth0 until 60s passed into output.pcap\"\n");
+ fprintf(output, "Example: dumpcap -i eth0 -a duration:60 -w output.pcapng\n");
+ fprintf(output, "\"Capture network packets from interface eth0 until 60s passed into output.pcapng\"\n");
fprintf(output, "\n");
fprintf(output, "Use Ctrl-C to stop capturing at any time.\n");
}
diff --git a/editcap.c b/editcap.c
index 2d18247d7b..d643ea45c6 100644
--- a/editcap.c
+++ b/editcap.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ usage(gboolean is_error)
fprintf(output, " -i <seconds per file> split the packet output to different files\n");
fprintf(output, " based on uniform time intervals\n");
fprintf(output, " with a maximum of <seconds per file> each.\n");
- fprintf(output, " -F <capture type> set the output file type; default is libpcap.\n");
+ fprintf(output, " -F <capture type> set the output file type; default is pcapng.\n");
fprintf(output, " an empty \"-F\" option will list the file types.\n");
fprintf(output, " -T <encap type> set the output file encapsulation type;\n");
fprintf(output, " default is the same as the input file.\n");
diff --git a/mergecap.c b/mergecap.c
index bb95f2aaf3..db3873ef86 100644
--- a/mergecap.c
+++ b/mergecap.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ usage(void)
fprintf(stderr, " default is to merge based on frame timestamps.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -s <snaplen> truncate packets to <snaplen> bytes of data.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -w <outfile>|- set the output filename to <outfile> or '-' for stdout.\n");
- fprintf(stderr, " -F <capture type> set the output file type; default is libpcap.\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, " -F <capture type> set the output file type; default is pcapng.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " an empty \"-F\" option will list the file types.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -T <encap type> set the output file encapsulation type;\n");
fprintf(stderr, " default is the same as the first input file.\n");
diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index f2bd7bf5d2..3419f5e5c4 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ print_usage(gboolean print_ver)
fprintf(output, " -w <outfile|-> write packets to a pcap-format file named \"outfile\"\n");
fprintf(output, " (or to the standard output for \"-\")\n");
fprintf(output, " -C <config profile> start with specified configuration profile\n");
- fprintf(output, " -F <output file type> set the output file type, default is libpcap\n");
+ fprintf(output, " -F <output file type> set the output file type, default is pcapng\n");
fprintf(output, " an empty \"-F\" option will list the file types\n");
fprintf(output, " -V add output of packet tree (Packet Details)\n");
fprintf(output, " -O <protocols> Only show packet details of these protocols, comma\n");