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diff --git a/doc/captype.pod b/doc/captype.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fe6da2f97c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/captype.pod @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + +=head1 NAME + +captype - Prints the types of capture files + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +B<capinfos> +E<lt>I<infile>E<gt> +I<...> + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +B<Captypes> is a program that opens one or more capture files and +prints the capture file type of each E<lt>I<infile>E<gt>. + +B<Capinfos> is able to detect and read the same capture files that are +supported by B<Wireshark>. +The input files don't need a specific filename extension; the file +format and an optional gzip compression will be automatically detected. +Near the beginning of the DESCRIPTION section of wireshark(1) or +L<http://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/wireshark.html> +is a detailed description of the way B<Wireshark> handles this, which is +the same way B<Capinfos> handles this. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +pcap(3), wireshark(1), mergecap(1), editcap(1), tshark(1), +dumpcap(1), capinfos(1), pcap-filter(7) or tcpdump(8) + +=head1 NOTES + +B<Captype> is part of the B<Wireshark> distribution. The latest version +of B<Wireshark> can be found at L<http://www.wireshark.org>. + +HTML versions of the Wireshark project man pages are available at: +L<http://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages>. + +=head1 AUTHORS + + Original Author + -------- ------ + Ian Schorr <ian[AT]ianschorr.com> + + + Contributors + ------------ + Gerald Combs <gerald[AT]wireshark.org> + Jim Young <jyoung[AT]gsu.edu> |