tcpick
TCP stream sniffer and analyzer
TLDR
Capture traffic on interface, host, and port
$ sudo tcpick -i [interface] -C -h [host] -p [port]
Capture HTTP traffic$ sudo tcpick -i eth0 -C -h [192.168.1.100] -p 80
Display help$ tcpick --help
SYNOPSIS
tcpick [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
tcpick is a packet sniffer and TCP stream analyzer that captures and displays TCP connections and their data. It can monitor network traffic on specific interfaces, hosts, or ports with colorized output.
The tool tracks TCP connection states and can reassemble TCP streams to show complete conversations.
PARAMETERS
-i, --interface INTERFACE
Capture on specified network interface-C, --colors
Display output with colors-h HOST
Filter by host-p PORT
Filter by port-r FILE
Read from pcap file-w FILE
Write to pcap file-a
Display data as ASCII-x
Display data as hexadecimal
CAVEATS
Requires root privileges for packet capture. Uses libpcap for capture functionality. Connection tracking may consume memory on busy networks.
HISTORY
tcpick provides network analysts with a focused tool for TCP traffic inspection, combining capture and analysis in a single utility.