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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Tshark: Using Profiles?

From: Christopher Maynard <Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:40:22 +0000 (UTC)
Sean Lee <seanlee303@...> writes:

> The folder "/usr/local/share/wireshark/profiles/" already have some 
> folders in it like Bluetooth and Classic. Even if I try to load them 
> with -C, it won't load.
> tshark -C Classic
> tshark: Configuration Profile "Classic" does not exist
> Can someone help? I'd really appreciate it.
> Thanks,

Those are some sample profiles shipped with Wireshark, and not the location
of profiles that Wireshark would look for when you specify the -C option.

For the correct location of the user's profiles directory, run "Wireshark ->
Help -> About Wireshark -> Folders -> Personal configuration"

By the way, why do you need a separate profile for this?  Why can't you just
use the default profile and create the 80211_keys file directly in the
profiles/ directory instead of creating a separate profile and have to
specify the -C option at all?