Update the "matches" explanation as it now also works for protocol fields

(FT_TVBUFF). Thanks libpcre for allowing pattern matching in binary data!

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Olivier Biot 2003-12-17 23:24:49 +00:00
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@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ URL in a capture, the following filter can be used:
http contains "http://www.ethereal.com"
The "matches" operator allows a filter to apply to a specified
Perl-compatible regular expression (PCRE). Due to the nature of regular
expressions, the "matches" operator is only implemented for fields with
a text string representation. For example, to search for a given WAP
WSP User-Agent, one can write:
Perl-compatible regular expression (PCRE). The "matches" operator is only
implemented for protocols, and also for protocol fields with a text string
representation. For example, to search for a given WAP WSP User-Agent,
one can write:
wsp.user_agent matches "(?i)cldc"
@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ have been compiled with the PCRE library. This can be checked by running:
ethereal -v
tethereal -v
or selecting the "About Ethereal" item from the "Help" menu in
B<Ethereal>.
or selecting the "About Ethereal" item from the "Help" menu in B<Ethereal>.
=head2 Protocol field types