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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 -r [capture.pcap]
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Apply a BPF filter (passed as positional arguments)
$ tcpterm -i [eth0] [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.
-r FILE
Read packets from a pcap file.
-s SNAPLEN
Snapshot length per packet (default 65535).
--help
Show help information.
--version
Show version information.
expression
Optional BPF filter expression (positional), e.g. `port 80`.

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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