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authorGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2018-11-16 15:24:52 -0800
committerGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2018-11-16 23:40:23 +0000
commit4ebe640ec12cb7c0505764c2381983045b353d31 (patch)
tree72aa9f7545afaa7ef0e26d0afa652b6777312fdd /doc/wireshark.pod.template
parentf300676beca0a6358a7e1ca0349b7160f7cf6de5 (diff)
Man pages: Update pipe input documentation.
Make sure the -i <pipe> documentation is consistent and correct. Change-Id: I9019effb658f914ac754e4ae893eafbe7c4b4da1 Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/30675 Reviewed-by: Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>
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diff --git a/doc/wireshark.pod.template b/doc/wireshark.pod.template
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+++ b/doc/wireshark.pod.template
@@ -416,12 +416,13 @@ non-loopback interfaces, and choosing the first loopback interface if
there are no non-loopback interfaces. If there are no interfaces at all,
B<Wireshark> reports an error and doesn't start the capture.
-Pipe names should be either the name of a FIFO (named pipe) or ``-'' to
+Pipe names should be either the name of a FIFO (named pipe) or "-" to
read data from the standard input. On Windows systems, pipe names must be
-of the form ``\\pipe\.\B<pipename>''. Data read from pipes must be in
-standard pcap format.
+of the form "\\pipe\.\B<pipename>". Data read from pipes must be in
+standard pcapng or pcap format. Pcapng data must have the same
+endianness as the capturing host.
-This option can occur multiple times. When capturing from multiple
+This option can occur multiple times. When capturing from multiple
interfaces, the capture file will be saved in pcapng format.
=item -I