Add -n option to dumpcap. It will save the capture files in

pcapng format instead of pcap. The default is to use pcap.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=28170
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Michael Tüxen 2009-04-27 08:11:10 +00:00
parent 6c26c204a1
commit 6de58c28f0
4 changed files with 66 additions and 9 deletions

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@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ capture_opts_init(capture_options *capture_opts, void *cf)
capture_opts->linktype = -1; /* the default linktype */
capture_opts->saving_to_file = FALSE;
capture_opts->save_file = NULL;
capture_opts->use_pcapng = FALSE; /* the default is pcap */
capture_opts->real_time_mode = TRUE;
capture_opts->show_info = TRUE;
capture_opts->quit_after_cap = FALSE;
@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ capture_opts_log(const char *log_domain, GLogLevelFlags log_level, capture_optio
g_log(log_domain, log_level, "LinkType : %d", capture_opts->linktype);
g_log(log_domain, log_level, "SavingToFile : %u", capture_opts->saving_to_file);
g_log(log_domain, log_level, "SaveFile : %s", (capture_opts->save_file) ? capture_opts->save_file : "");
g_log(log_domain, log_level, "Fileformat : %s", (capture_opts->use_pcapng) ? "PCAPNG" : "PCAP");
g_log(log_domain, log_level, "RealTimeMode : %u", capture_opts->real_time_mode);
g_log(log_domain, log_level, "ShowInfo : %u", capture_opts->show_info);
g_log(log_domain, log_level, "QuitAfterCap : %u", capture_opts->quit_after_cap);
@ -500,6 +502,9 @@ capture_opts_add_opt(capture_options *capture_opts, int opt, const char *optarg,
}
break;
#endif
case 'n': /* Use pcapng format */
capture_opts->use_pcapng = TRUE;
break;
case 'p': /* Don't capture in promiscuous mode */
capture_opts->promisc_mode = FALSE;
break;

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@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ typedef struct capture_options_tag {
"use default" */
gboolean saving_to_file; /**< TRUE if capture is writing to a file */
gchar *save_file; /**< the capture file name */
gboolean use_pcapng; /**< TRUE if file format is pcapng */
/* GUI related */
gboolean real_time_mode; /**< Update list of packets in real time */

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@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ S<[ B<-f> E<lt>capture filterE<gt> ]>
S<[ B<-h> ]>
S<[ B<-i> E<lt>capture interfaceE<gt>|- ]>
S<[ B<-L> ]>
S<[ B<-n> ]>
S<[ B<-M> ]>
S<[ B<-p> ]>
S<[ B<-s> E<lt>capture snaplenE<gt> ]>
@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ B<Dumpcap> is a network traffic dump tool. It lets you capture packet
data from a live network and write the packets to a file. B<Dumpcap>'s
native capture file format is B<libpcap> format, which is also the format
used by B<Wireshark>, B<tcpdump> and various other tools.
When the B<-n> option is specified, the output file is written in the
new B<pcapng> format.
Without any options set it will
use the pcap library to capture traffic from the first available network
@ -165,6 +168,10 @@ link types can be used for the B<-y> option.
When used with B<-D> and B<-L>, print verbose, machine-readable output.
=item -n
Write the output file in the pcapng format instead of the default pcap format.
=item -p
I<Don't> put the interface into promiscuous mode. Note that the

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@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ print_usage(gboolean print_ver) {
fprintf(output, " -b <ringbuffer opt.> ... duration:NUM - switch to next file after NUM secs\n");
fprintf(output, " filesize:NUM - switch to next file after NUM KB\n");
fprintf(output, " files:NUM - ringbuffer: replace after NUM files\n");
fprintf(output, " -n use pcapng format instead of pcap\n");
/*fprintf(output, "\n");*/
fprintf(output, "Miscellaneous:\n");
fprintf(output, " -v print version information and exit\n");
@ -1475,9 +1476,20 @@ capture_loop_init_output(capture_options *capture_opts, int save_file_fd, loop_d
ld->pdh = libpcap_fdopen(save_file_fd, &err);
}
if (ld->pdh) {
gboolean successful;
ld->bytes_written = 0;
if (!libpcap_write_file_header(ld->pdh, ld->linktype, ld->file_snaplen,
&ld->bytes_written, &err)) {
if (capture_opts->use_pcapng) {
char appname[100];
g_snprintf(appname, sizeof(appname), "Dumpcap " VERSION "%s", wireshark_svnversion);
successful = libpcap_write_session_header_block(ld->pdh, appname, &ld->bytes_written, &err) &&
libpcap_write_interface_description_block(ld->pdh, capture_opts->iface, capture_opts->cfilter, ld->linktype, ld->file_snaplen, &ld->bytes_written, &err);
} else {
successful = libpcap_write_file_header(ld->pdh, ld->linktype, ld->file_snaplen,
&ld->bytes_written, &err);
}
if (!successful) {
fclose(ld->pdh);
ld->pdh = NULL;
}
@ -1527,6 +1539,9 @@ capture_loop_close_output(capture_options *capture_opts, loop_data *ld, int *err
if (capture_opts->multi_files_on) {
return ringbuf_libpcap_dump_close(&capture_opts->save_file, err_close);
} else {
if (capture_opts->use_pcapng) {
libpcap_write_interface_statistics_block(ld->pdh, 0, ld->pcap_h, &ld->bytes_written, err_close);
}
return libpcap_dump_close(ld->pdh, err_close);
}
}
@ -1987,10 +2002,21 @@ capture_loop_start(capture_options *capture_opts, gboolean *stats_known, struct
/* Switch to the next ringbuffer file */
if (ringbuf_switch_file(&global_ld.pdh, &capture_opts->save_file,
&save_file_fd, &global_ld.err)) {
gboolean successful;
/* File switch succeeded: reset the conditions */
global_ld.bytes_written = 0;
if (!libpcap_write_file_header(global_ld.pdh, global_ld.linktype, global_ld.file_snaplen,
&global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err)) {
if (capture_opts->use_pcapng) {
char appname[100];
g_snprintf(appname, sizeof(appname), "Dumpcap " VERSION "%s", wireshark_svnversion);
successful = libpcap_write_session_header_block(global_ld.pdh, appname, &global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err) &&
libpcap_write_interface_description_block(global_ld.pdh, capture_opts->iface, capture_opts->cfilter, global_ld.linktype, global_ld.file_snaplen, &global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err);
} else {
successful = libpcap_write_file_header(global_ld.pdh, global_ld.linktype, global_ld.file_snaplen,
&global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err);
}
if (!successful) {
fclose(global_ld.pdh);
global_ld.pdh = NULL;
global_ld.go = FALSE;
@ -2068,10 +2094,21 @@ capture_loop_start(capture_options *capture_opts, gboolean *stats_known, struct
/* Switch to the next ringbuffer file */
if (ringbuf_switch_file(&global_ld.pdh, &capture_opts->save_file,
&save_file_fd, &global_ld.err)) {
gboolean successful;
/* file switch succeeded: reset the conditions */
global_ld.bytes_written = 0;
if (!libpcap_write_file_header(global_ld.pdh, global_ld.linktype, global_ld.file_snaplen,
&global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err)) {
if (capture_opts->use_pcapng) {
char appname[100];
g_snprintf(appname, sizeof(appname), "Dumpcap " VERSION "%s", wireshark_svnversion);
successful = libpcap_write_session_header_block(global_ld.pdh, appname, &global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err) &&
libpcap_write_interface_description_block(global_ld.pdh, capture_opts->iface, capture_opts->cfilter, global_ld.linktype, global_ld.file_snaplen, &global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err);
} else {
successful = libpcap_write_file_header(global_ld.pdh, global_ld.linktype, global_ld.file_snaplen,
&global_ld.bytes_written, &global_ld.err);
}
if (!successful) {
fclose(global_ld.pdh);
global_ld.pdh = NULL;
global_ld.go = FALSE;
@ -2325,10 +2362,16 @@ capture_loop_packet_cb(u_char *user, const struct pcap_pkthdr *phdr,
return;
if (ld->pdh) {
gboolean successful;
/* We're supposed to write the packet to a file; do so.
If this fails, set "ld->go" to FALSE, to stop the capture, and set
"ld->err" to the error. */
if (!libpcap_write_packet(ld->pdh, phdr, pd, &ld->bytes_written, &err)) {
if (global_capture_opts.use_pcapng) {
successful = libpcap_write_enhanced_packet_block(ld->pdh, phdr, 0, pd, &ld->bytes_written, &err);
} else {
successful = libpcap_write_packet(ld->pdh, phdr, pd, &ld->bytes_written, &err);
}
if (!successful) {
ld->go = FALSE;
ld->err = err;
} else {
@ -2369,9 +2412,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
gint i;
#ifdef HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE
#define OPTSTRING_INIT "a:A:b:c:Df:hi:Lm:MprSs:uvw:y:Z:"
#define OPTSTRING_INIT "a:A:b:c:Df:hi:Lm:MnprSs:uvw:y:Z:"
#else
#define OPTSTRING_INIT "a:b:c:Df:hi:LMpSs:vw:y:Z:"
#define OPTSTRING_INIT "a:b:c:Df:hi:LMnpSs:vw:y:Z:"
#endif
#ifdef _WIN32
@ -2594,6 +2637,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
case 'c': /* Capture x packets */
case 'f': /* capture filter */
case 'i': /* Use interface x */
case 'n': /* Use pcapng format */
case 'p': /* Don't capture in promiscuous mode */
case 's': /* Set the snapshot (capture) length */
case 'w': /* Write to capture file x */