On 5/7/2009 3:26 PM, Michael T�xen wrote:
Maybe this is better?:
dumpcap -n -i dag0:2,"sctp && host 1.2.3.4" -i en0
In the parser, you should probably check for and allow use of single
quotes too (e.g. shell scripts), like:
dumpcap -n -i dag0:2,'sctp && host 1.2.3.4' -i en0
But we also have -y and -s... So taking this path requires something
like
-i interface_name,capture_filer,link_type,snap_length
How does this look like?
So any trailing capture filter on the command-line would apply to
interfaces that do *NOT* have a format like:
<interface_name>,<filter_string>
-Nathan
Sorry, I forgot about the other parameters...
If "link_type" is required, I think you have the order of those correct,
i.e. the user isn't required to provide "snap_length", as it's the last
parameter, which defaults to zero/65535.
So is "link_type" required?
If not, there'd be an issue with a parameter ordering requirement since
both "link_type" and "snap_length" would be optional.
This starts down the parsing/coding/usability "slippery slope" of
overloading "-i", but I can't think of another way other than requiring
at least an empty parameter, e.g. ",,".
So, for example, if you have:
Interface : dag0:2
Filter : sctp && host 1.2.3.4
Link-type : <default>
Snap-length: 256
you'd use:
dumpcap -n -i dag0:2,"sctp && host 1.2.3.4",,256 -i en0
-Nathan