Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Re: Tethereal and use of the file ring option

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 04:53:16 -0700
Adrian R Conrad wrote:


1. The current manual pages do not make clear the detailed limitations of
   the ring buffer options. The option
      -b number of ring buffer files [:duration]
   is not accepted unless the option
      -a filesize:nnnnn
   is also specified. You cannot use -b without a filesize limit.


That's fixed in the man pages currently in the Subversion tree:

Tethereal:

-b  If a maximum capture file size was specified, cause Tethereal to
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    run in "ring buffer" mode, with the specified number of files.  In
    "ring buffer" mode, Tethereal will write to several capture files.
    Their name is based on the number of the file and on the creation
    date and time.

Ethereal:

-b  If a maximum capture file size was specified, cause Ethereal to run
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    in "ring buffer" mode, with the specified number of files.  In
    "ring buffer" mode, Ethereal will write to several capture files.
    Their name is based on the number of the file and on the creation
    date and time.