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Display Filters in TSHARK

asked 2023-05-14 13:18:48 +0000

chris200712 gravatar image

updated 2023-05-14 13:20:53 +0000

Simple question. I understand that in TSHARK you use the '-G fields' to get a list of fields to supply at the command line. Is there a way to do the same with Display Filters?

Just wondering about the quickest method or best practice in retrieving all information directly at the command line.

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Display filters are stored in the dfilters file.
(See WSUG - 11.6. Configuration Profiles, B.3. Configuration Files)

For a given profile specified with the -C option, you would like to dump contents of the dfilters file?

Chuckc gravatar imageChuckc ( 2023-05-14 13:45:56 +0000 )edit

Yes, but dump the GLOBAL configuration profile where all of the Display Filters reside.

To put it simply, I would like the same information I get from the Wireshark 'Display Filter' cheat sheet directly on the command line. If that is possible

I apologize if this is a N00b question, but trying to become as proficient as possible with TSHARK.

Take for instance, in WIRESHARK I can add a DISPLAY FILTER such as 'ip'. If I click on one of the elements in the packet details pane, I will be supplied with the field that DISPLAY FILER corresponds to such as ip.ttl. The equivalent -e option in TSHARK.

Another example:

tshark -r test.pcap -Y http.request -T fields -e http.host -e http.user_agent.

How can I find all DISPLAY FILTERS associated with http, such as the command stated above directly from the command line? Also, will TSHARK ...(more)

chris200712 gravatar imagechris200712 ( 2023-05-15 03:03:35 +0000 )edit

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answered 2023-05-15 10:02:57 +0000

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tshark -G fields will display all fields that may be used in display filters.

To then only see http fields, use your shell filter capabilities, e.g. for PowerShell:

tshark -G fields | Select-String -SimpleMatch "http."

Note that Powershell Select-String defaults to using a regex pattern so the "." would have to be escaped. Using the SimpleMatch flag disables the regex.

If you want ALL http fields (http, http2, http3) then I would use a regex to select those fields, e.g.

tshark -G fields | Select-String "http[2|3]?\."

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