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diff --git a/doc/README.extcap b/doc/README.extcap
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@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ in the doc/extcap.4 generated man page (in the build dir).
Example:
$ extcapbin --extcap-interfaces
-extcap {version=1.0}
+extcap {version=1.0}{help=Some help url}
interface {value=example1}{display=Example interface 1 for extcap}
interface {value=example2}{display=Example interface 2 for extcap}
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ interface in the about dialog of Wireshark (Qt only).
The value for each interface will be used in subsequent calls as the interface
name IFACE.
+Using the help argument, an interface may provide a generic help url for the extcap utility.
+
STEP2: the extcap is queried for valid DLTs (Data Link Types) for all the
interfaces returned by the step 1.