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| -D || List all interfaces
| -D || List all interfaces.
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| -W || Example
| -C || Max file size to save, all files will have subsequent numbers.
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| -C || Example
| -W || Limit the limit the number of files, use with -C.
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=== List all interfaces ===
=== List all interfaces ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# tcpdump -D
# tcpdump -D
</syntaxhighlight>
=== File size and file limits ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# tcpdump -C300 -W4
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
[[Category:Commands]]
[[Category:Commands]]

Revision as of 16:16, 10 May 2025

Tcpdump prints out a description of the contents of packets on a network interface that match the boolean expression. Many flags need root permissions to run.

Install

# apt install tcpdump

Flags

Tcpdump flags
Flag Description
-D List all interfaces.
-C Max file size to save, all files will have subsequent numbers.
-W Limit the limit the number of files, use with -C.

List all interfaces

# tcpdump -D

File size and file limits

# tcpdump -C300 -W4