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NAME
captype - Prints the types of capture files
SYNOPSIS
captype [
-h ] [
-v ] <
infile>
...DESCRIPTION
Captype is a program that opens one or more capture files and prints
the capture file type of each <
infile>.
Captype is able to detect and read the same capture files that are
supported by
Wireshark. The input files don't need a specific
filename extension; the file format and an optional gzip, zstd or lz4
compression will be automatically detected. Near the beginning of
the DESCRIPTION section of
wireshark(1) or
<https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/wireshark.html> is a
detailed description of the way
Wireshark handles this, which is the
same way
Captype handles this.
OPTIONS
-h|--help
Print the version number and options and exit.
-v|--version
Print the full version information and exit.
SEE ALSO
pcap(3),
wireshark(1),
mergecap(1),
editcap(1),
tshark(1),
dumpcap(1),
capinfos(1),
pcap-filter(7) or
tcpdump(8)NOTES
Captype is part of the
Wireshark distribution. The latest version of
Wireshark can be found at <https://www.wireshark.org>.
HTML versions of the Wireshark project man pages are available at
<https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages>.
AUTHORS
Original Author Ian Schorr <ian[AT]ianschorr.com>
Contributors Gerald Combs <gerald[AT]wireshark.org>
Jim Young <jyoung[AT]gsu.edu>
2024-03-27 CAPTYPE(1)
