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@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ Process a number of packets and then exit. If the number of packets is 0, then
this is equivalent to infinite packets resp. processing until interrupted.
Otherwise, a number given as an unsigned integer will limit processing.
.TP
+.B -O <N>, --overwrite <N>
+A number from 0 to N-1 will be used in the file name instead of a Unix
+timestamp. The previous file will be overwritten when number wraps around. The
+maximum value is 2^32 - 1. Intended for rotating capture files when used
+with options \fB\-F\fP and \fB\-P\fP.
+.TP
.B -P <name>, --prefix <name>
When dumping pcap files into a folder, a file name prefix can be defined with
this option. If not otherwise specified, the default prefix is \[lq]dump\-\[rq]