tcpdump -r capture.pcap -n

Category: Networking

tcpdump -r capture.pcap -n

Read and display a saved pcap capture file

Re-reads a previously saved .pcap file and prints the packets. Add BPF filters (e.g., 'host 10.0.0.1') to narrow down the output. Combine with -A to print packet payloads as ASCII.
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