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authorJaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xs4all.nl>2010-07-13 21:21:38 +0000
committerJaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xs4all.nl>2010-07-13 21:21:38 +0000
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From Jan Šafránek:
dftest and randpkt are installed during make install, but they are not documented in any man page. This is a start. It's more or less a compilation of information found elsewhere. svn path=/trunk/; revision=33504
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+=head1 NAME
+
+dftest - Shows display filter byte-code, for debugging dfilter routines.
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<dftest>
+S<[ E<lt>filterE<gt> ]>
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+B<dftest> is a simple tool which compiles a display filter and shows its bytecode.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item filter
+
+The display filter expression. If needed it has to be quoted.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 EXAMPLES
+
+Show how the IP protocol is filtered:
+
+ dftest ip
+
+Shows how frame 150 is filtered:
+
+ dftest "frame.number == 150"
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+wireshark-filter(4)