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dumpcap — A network traffic dump tool. More information: <https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/dumpcap.htm

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How to use the dumpcap command: A network traffic dump tool. More information: <https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/dumpcap.html>.

Solution

dumpcap — A network traffic dump tool. More information: <https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/dumpcap.html>.

Display available interfaces:
dumpcap {{[-D|--list-interfaces]}}


Capture packets on a specific interface:
dumpcap {{[-i|--interface]}} {{1}}


Capture packets to a specific location:
dumpcap {{[-i|--interface]}} {{1}} -w {{path/to/output_file.pcapng}}


Write to a ring buffer with a specific max file limit of a specific size:
dumpcap {{[-i|--interface]}} {{1}} -w {{path/to/output_file.pcapng}} {{[-b|--ring-buffer]}} filesize:{{500000}} {{[-b|--ring-buffer]}} files:{{10}}

Code Snippets

Display available interfaces

dumpcap {{[-D|--list-interfaces]}}

Capture packets on a specific interface

dumpcap {{[-i|--interface]}} {{1}}

Capture packets to a specific location

dumpcap {{[-i|--interface]}} {{1}} -w {{path/to/output_file.pcapng}}

Write to a ring buffer with a specific max file limit of a specific size

dumpcap {{[-i|--interface]}} {{1}} -w {{path/to/output_file.pcapng}} {{[-b|--ring-buffer]}} filesize:{{500000}} {{[-b|--ring-buffer]}} files:{{10}}

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tldr-pages: common/dumpcap

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