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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Wireshark-commits] rev 46513: /trunk/ /trunk/doc/: dumpcap.

From: Evan Huus <eapache@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:58:58 -0400
On 2013-03-27, at 2:21 PM, "Maynard, Chris"
<Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Wireshark's current "goto packet" option could be moved from "-g" to "-G", but then Wireshark's new "-G" (goto packet) will be different from tshark's "-G" (reports).
>
> Should Wireshark also be able to generate reports?  If so, then we should reserve "-G" for that purpose and move "goto packet" to something else; if not, then we can use "-G".
>

I don't think Wireshark needs to be able to generate that kind of
report from the CLI as long as it's available from the GUI (which I
think it is?)

In general, if tshark has a flag for something available in the
Wireshark GUI, Wireshark doesn't need the same flag.

> - Chris
>
> ________________________________________
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Huus [eapache@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:22 PM
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Wireshark-commits] rev 46513: /trunk/ /trunk/doc/: dumpcap.pod tshark.pod /trunk/: dumpcap.c tshark.c
>
> Presumably "goto packet" should be moved to -G so that -g is
> consistent across all the tools.
>
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Maynard, Chris
> <Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> "-G" for Wireshark?
>> - Chris
>> ________________________________________
>> From: wireshark-commits-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [wireshark-commits-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of morriss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [morriss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:07 PM
>> To: wireshark-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [Wireshark-commits] rev 46513: /trunk/ /trunk/doc/: dumpcap.pod tshark.pod /trunk/: dumpcap.c tshark.c
>>
>> http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=46513
>>
>> User: morriss
>> Date: 2012/12/11 06:07 PM
>>
>> Log:
>> Document the "-g" option to dumpcap.
>>
>> Add that option to tshark, too, and document it.
>>
>> The option can't be given to Wireshark because the GUI already has a "-g"
>> (goto packet).
>>
>> Directory: /trunk/doc/
>>  Changes    Path           Action
>>  +7 -0      dumpcap.pod    Modified
>>  +7 -0      tshark.pod     Modified
>>
>> Directory: /trunk/
>>  Changes    Path          Action
>>  +1 -1      dumpcap.c     Modified
>>  +2 -0      tshark.c      Modified
>>
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