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Diffstat (limited to 'netsniff-ng.8')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/netsniff-ng.8 b/netsniff-ng.8 index 82c0f78..31c4907 100644 --- a/netsniff-ng.8 +++ b/netsniff-ng.8 @@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ a folder, a trafgen(8) configuration file or stdout (\[lq]-\[rq]). In the case o file that should not have the default pcap type (0xa1b2c3d4), the additional option \[lq]\-T\[rq] must be provided. If a directory is given, then, instead of a single pcap file, multiple pcap files are generated with rotation based on -maximum file size or a given interval (\[lq]\-F\[rq] option). A trafgen configuration -file can currently only be specified if the input device is a pcap file. To -specify a pcap file as the output device, the file name must have -\[lq].pcap\[rq] as its extension. If stdout is given as a device, then a trafgen -configuration will be written to stdout if the input device is a pcap file, or a -pcap file if the input device is a networking device. +maximum file size or a given interval (\[lq]\-F\[rq] option). Optionally, +sending the SIGHUP signal to the netsniff-ng process causes a premature rotation +of the file. A trafgen configuration file can currently only be specified if the +input device is a pcap file. To specify a pcap file as the output device, the +file name must have \[lq].pcap\[rq] as its extension. If stdout is given as a +device, then a trafgen configuration will be written to stdout if the input +device is a pcap file, or a pcap file if the input device is a networking +device. .PP .SS -C <id>, --fanout-group <id> If multiple netsniff-ng instances are being started that all have the same packet |