File Input / Output and Printing
5.6. Exporting data
Ethereal provides several ways and formats to export packet data. This section describes general ways to export data from Ethereal.
Note!
There are more specialized functions to export specific data, which will be described at the appropriate places.
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5.6.1.The "Export as Plain Text File" dialog box
Export packet data into a plain ASCII text file, much like the format used to print packets.
Figure 5.4. The "Export as Plain Text File" dialog box
•Export to file: frame chooses the file to export the packet data to.
•The Packet Range frame is described in Section 5.8, “The Packet Range frame”.
•The Packet Details frame is described in Section 5.9, “The Packet Format frame”.
5.6.2.The "Export as PostScript File" dialog box
Export packet data into PostScript, much like the format used to print packets.
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