tcpdump

tcpdump - Capture and analyze traffic sent or received on a network interface.

Description:
Capture and displays the contents of packets sent or received on a network interface.

Syntax:

  tcpdump  {{show} |
            {export filename {capture_1 | capture_2} <url>} |
            {port <port-name>} |
            {output {filename {capture_1 | capture_2} | stdout}} |
            {filter <string>} |
            {timeout <0-300>}}

Parameters:

Parameter	Description
show	List all captured files.
export	Export captured files to a specific URL. Only `scp://` and `sftp://` protocols are supported.
port	Network interface to capture.
output	Option to dump packet data to stdout or save to pcap files.
filter	Only capturing the packets that match that filter expression. Refer to pcap-filter documentation.
timeout	Option to configure the packet capture time. A value of 0 means to capture continuously.

tcpdump export

tcpdump export - Export captured PCAP files

Description:
Export captured files to a specific url. Only scp:// and sftp:// protocols are supported.

Syntax:

  tcpdump { export filename { capture_1 | capture_2 }
          { scp | sftp }://[<user-name>:<password>@]<url> }

tcpdump show

tcpdump show - Show all captured PCAP files

Description:
Show all captured PCAP files.

Syntax:

  tcpdump show

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