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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Tethereal - Dump and analyze network traffic
B<tethereal>
S<[ B<-c> count ]>
+S<[ B<-D> ]>
S<[ B<-f> capture filter expression ]>
S<[ B<-F> file format ]>
S<[ B<-h> ]>
@@ -108,6 +109,15 @@ B<-r> flag was specified).
Sets the default number of packets to read when capturing live
data.
+=item -D
+
+Prints a list of the interfaces on which B<Tethereal> can capture, and
+exits. Note that "can capture" means that B<Tethereal> was able to open
+that device to do a live capture; if, on your system, a program doing a
+network capture must be run from an account with special privileges (for
+example, as root), then, if B<Tethereal> is run with the B<-D> flag and
+is not run from such an account, it will not list any interfaces.
+
=item -f
Sets the capture filter expression.