From 6a6f7bb8d89c876516dea266e4dab2770c1a3228 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guy Harris Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 05:47:29 +0000 Subject: Don't claim that display filters have "tcpdump" filter syntax, as they no longer do. (Leave a placeholder comment; the syntax should perhaps be described here.) Update the example filter to match current reality. Note that the and keys, when typed in the display filter field, cause the filter to be applied. svn path=/trunk/; revision=356 --- doc/ethereal.pod | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ethereal.pod b/doc/ethereal.pod index 0f8790adef..119ad041eb 100644 --- a/doc/ethereal.pod +++ b/doc/ethereal.pod @@ -202,15 +202,15 @@ The lowest pane contains a hex dump of the actual packet data. Selecting a field in the I highlights the corresponding bytes in this section. -A display filter can be entered into the strip at the bottom. It must -have the same format as B filter strings, since both programs use -the same underlying library. A filter for HTTP, HTTPS, and DNS traffic -might look like this: +A display filter can be entered into the strip at the bottom. (XXX - +put in syntax of display filter here?). A filter for HTTP, HTTPS, and +DNS traffic might look like this: - tcp port 80 or tcp port 443 or port 53 + tcp.port == 80 || tcp.port == 443 || tcp.port == 53 Selecting the I button lets you choose from a list of named -filters that you can optionally save. +filters that you can optionally save. Pressing the Return or Enter +keys will cause the filter to be applied to the current list of packets. =item Preferences -- cgit v1.2.3