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tcpterm

TUI packet visualizer, tcpdump for humans

TLDR

Capture packets on a network interface
$ tcpterm -i [eth0]
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Read packets from a pcap file
$ tcpterm --read [capture.pcap]
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Apply a BPF filter for HTTP traffic
$ tcpterm --filter "[port 80]"
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SYNOPSIS

tcpterm [options]

DESCRIPTION

tcpterm is a terminal-based packet visualizer that provides a more user-friendly alternative to tcpdump. It can capture live traffic from a network interface or read from pcap files, with BPF filter support.

PARAMETERS

-i INTERFACE

Network interface to capture packets from.
--read FILE
Read packets from a pcap file.
--filter EXPRESSION
BPF filter expression.

HISTORY

tcpterm was created by Takumasa Sakao (sachaos) and is written in Go.

SEE ALSO

tcpdump(1), wireshark(1), tshark(1)

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