#15483 - Longest journey, first steps... https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/4611
I was hoping to work towards (for -h and -v) something like LONGOPT_CAPTURE_COMMON in https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/blob/master/capture_opts.h and ws_log_print_usage() in https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/blob/master/wsutil/wslog.c. On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 9:12 PM Maynard, Christopher < christopher.mayn...@igt.com> wrote: > It would be nice if they were all documented too. See also: > https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/15483. > - Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wireshark-dev <wireshark-dev-boun...@wireshark.org> On Behalf > > Of Gerald Combs > > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 9:48 PM > > To: Developer support list for Wireshark <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org>; > > chuck c <bubbas...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Swap 'v'|'V' options for editcap and > mergecap > > > > CAUTION: This email originated outside of IGT. Do not click links or open > > attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. > > > > > > > > I'm not sure if we've ever swapped flags, but Wireshark's "-m" flag was > > marked as deprecated prior to the 2.2 release (bcae998048) and removed > > prior to 2.4 (37252634c4). I don't have any objections to doing something > > similar for the "-v" and "-V" flags. > > > > On 10/16/21 11:35 AM, chuck c wrote: > > > Is there any precedent for changing command line options after a > program > > has been in production for some time? > > > > > > Swapping "v" and "V" for editcap and mergecap would bring them in line > > with the other binaries for calling show_version(). > > > And also align with the verbose option ('V') for tshark and tfshark. > > > (little disruption depending on how many scripts exist that use these > > commands) > > > > > > Another approach would be to drop "-v" for version and only support "-- > > version" as tcpdump does: > > > https://www.tcpdump.org/manpages/tcpdump.1.html > > <https://www.tcpdump.org/manpages/tcpdump.1.html> > > > (big disruption since it's muscle memory to have Q&A people run > > "wireshark -v" and paste the output) > > > > > > https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/2489/ > > <https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/2489/> > > > Add command-line argument to request the version to a number of the > > utilities. > > > > > > https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/3773a756 > > <https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/3773a756> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is the property of International Game > Technology PLC and/or its subsidiaries and may contain proprietary, > confidential or trade secret information. This message is intended solely > for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient and > have received this message in error, please delete this message from your > system. Any unauthorized reading, distribution, copying, or other use of > this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. >
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