Dumpcap+Qt: Add support for `-a packets:NUM` and `-b packets:NUM`.

[metze/wireshark/wip.git] / doc / tshark.pod

diff --git a/doc/tshark.pod b/doc/tshark.pod
index 7fa123efaf6ad9c0139986b1e85132dae703c05c..b3e0924b74eac844f258a02e021b99098de79372 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tshark.pod
+++ b/doc/tshark.pod
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ where I<test> is one of:
 B<duration>:I<value> Stop writing to a capture file after I<value> seconds
 have elapsed. Floating point values (e.g. 0.5) are allowed.
 
+B<files>:I<value> Stop writing to capture files after I<value> number of files
+were written.
+
 B<filesize>:I<value> Stop writing to a capture file after it reaches a size of
 I<value> kB.  If this option is used together with the -b option, B<TShark>
 will stop writing to the current capture file and switch to the next one if
@@ -226,8 +229,8 @@ the file after the number of bytes read exceeds this number (the complete
 packet  will be read, so more bytes than this number may be read).  Note that
 the filesize is limited to a maximum value of 2 GiB.
 
-B<files>:I<value> Stop writing to capture files after I<value> number of files
-were written.
+B<packets>:I<value> switch to the next file after it contains I<value>
+packets. Same as B<-c>E<lt>capture packet countE<gt>.
 
 =item -b  E<lt>capture ring buffer optionE<gt>
 
@@ -253,12 +256,6 @@ B<duration>:I<value> switch to the next file after I<value> seconds have
 elapsed, even if the current file is not completely filled up. Floating
 point values (e.g. 0.5) are allowed.
 
-B<interval>:I<value> switch to the next file when the time is an exact
-multiple of I<value> seconds
-
-B<filesize>:I<value> switch to the next file after it reaches a size of
-I<value> kB.  Note that the filesize is limited to a maximum value of 2 GiB.
-
 B<files>:I<value> begin again with the first file after I<value> number of
 files were written (form a ring buffer).  This value must be less than 100000.
 Caution should be used when using large numbers of files: some filesystems do
@@ -268,6 +265,15 @@ control when to go to the next file.  It should be noted that each B<-b>
 parameter takes exactly one criterion; to specify two criterion, each must be
 preceded by the B<-b> option.
 
+B<filesize>:I<value> switch to the next file after it reaches a size of
+I<value> kB.  Note that the filesize is limited to a maximum value of 2 GiB.
+
+B<interval>:I<value> switch to the next file when the time is an exact
+multiple of I<value> seconds
+
+B<packets>:I<value> switch to the next file after it contains I<value>
+packets.
+
 Example: B<tshark -b filesize:1000 -b files:5> results in a ring buffer of five files
 of size one megabyte each.
 
@@ -295,7 +301,8 @@ the default capture buffer size is used instead.
 =item -c  E<lt>capture packet countE<gt>
 
 Set the maximum number of packets to read when capturing live
-data.  If reading a capture file, set the maximum number of packets to read.
+data. Same as B<-a packets:>E<lt>capture packet countE<gt>.
+If reading a capture file, set the maximum number of packets to read.
 
 =item -C  E<lt>configuration profileE<gt>