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Maximum number of fields that can be exported to CSV file using tshark command

Hi all

I was looking for a command line option to export fields within a message into a CSV file, i could find that it can be done using tshark command with some of the options. My question is as follows.

What is the maximum number of fields that can be exported to CSV file using -e option. (Because i have some of the messages which contains more than 100 fields).
Is there a way i can export all the fields of a message by default without specifying them using -e option. (as in most of my cases i need to export all the fields of a message, the command line becomes so big to maintain after adding all the fields).

Thank you

Kiran Kumar G

tshark export-to-csv

asked 01 Sep '15, 11:29

Kiran Kumar G
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edited 03 Sep '15, 13:29

One Answer:

What is the maximum number of fields that can be exported to CSV file using -e option.

There is no limit per se; however, there are limits as to how long the command-line can be, and this limit varies from platform to platform. For example, on Windows using cmd.exe, the following article describes the limits: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/830473.

Is there a way i can export all the fields of a message by default without specifying them using -e option.

Not that I know of.

answered 04 Sep '15, 07:38

cmaynard ♦♦
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