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Output pcap_file

The output pcap_file will save packets into a file.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
filename	string	out.pcap	PCAP file name.
filter	string		Filter to match specific packets. See packet filter documentation for more info.
protocol	string	ethernet	What type of frame to save in the pcap file. Possible values are : ethernet for ethernet frames, raw for ipv4 packets, docsis for DOCSIS packets and 80211 for wireless packets.
snaplen	uint16	1550	Maximum stored size of packets.
unbuffered	bool	no	When set to yes, the packets will directly be written on the disk. This can be useful in some cases but will slow performances.