From 63b578b1825616ca76d6ebfe5d502d8dd655d95c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Maynard Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:30:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated tshark man page and release notes to document the change in '-x' behavior with r45715. svn path=/trunk/; revision=48456 --- doc/tshark.pod | 9 ++++----- docbook/release-notes.asciidoc | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/tshark.pod b/doc/tshark.pod index 24d62c6f41..1a8c1c1036 100644 --- a/doc/tshark.pod +++ b/doc/tshark.pod @@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ promiscuous mode. =item -P -Decode and display packets even while writing raw packet data using the -B<-w> option. +Decode and display the packet summary, even if writing raw packet data using +the B<-w> option. =item -q @@ -696,8 +696,7 @@ Print the version and exit. =item -V -Cause B to print a view of the packet details rather -than a one-line summary of the packet. +Cause B to print a view of the packet details. =item -w EoutfileE | - @@ -727,7 +726,7 @@ B write network address resolution information (pcapng only) =item -x Cause B to print a hex and ASCII dump of the packet data -after printing the summary or details. +after printing the summary and/or details, if either are also being displayed. =item -X EeXtension optionsE diff --git a/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc b/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc index 7016b5818d..0299185036 100644 --- a/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/release-notes.asciidoc @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ strict SI prefixes instead of old-style binary prefixes. default. * It is now possible to open a referenced packet (such as the matched request or response packet) in a new window. +* It is now possible for tshark to display only the hex/ascii packet data +without also requiring that the packet summary and/or packet details are also +displayed. If you want the old behavior, use -Px instead of just -x. === New Protocol Support