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authorguy <guy@f5534014-38df-0310-8fa8-9805f1628bb7>2011-08-29 23:25:29 +0000
committerguy <guy@f5534014-38df-0310-8fa8-9805f1628bb7>2011-08-29 23:25:29 +0000
commitc47d245472313c1327842b3ddc1327e244258213 (patch)
tree5b8d22e7fbfcecfb420a20cab04a16e5cdd8f1e9 /doc
parent884a8f4e6137d57b457507e4a3ae3d1f61257d19 (diff)
I'm not sure -Q/WIRESHARK_QUIT_AFTER_CAPTURE is actually useful in batch
mode; in batch mode, you probably want to use TShark or dumpcap. git-svn-id: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk@38787 f5534014-38df-0310-8fa8-9805f1628bb7
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@@ -2758,10 +2758,11 @@ auditing code.
=item WIRESHARK_QUIT_AFTER_CAPTURE
-Cause B<Wireshark> to exit after the end of capture session (useful in
-batch mode with B<-c> option for instance). This doesn't automatically
-start a capture; you must still use B<-k> to do that. You must also
-specify an autostop condition, e.g. B<-c> or B<-a duration:...>.
+Cause B<Wireshark> to exit after the end of the capture session. This
+doesn't automatically start a capture; you must still use B<-k> to do
+that. You must also specify an autostop condition, e.g. B<-c> or B<-a
+duration:...>. This means that you will not be able to see the results
+of the capture after it stops; it's primarily useful for testing.
=back