User Interface
3.5. The "File" menu
The Ethereal file menu contains the fields shown in Table 3.1, “File menu items”.
Figure 3.3. The "File" Menu
Table 3.1. File menu items
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Open... | Ctrl+O | This menu item brings up the file open dialog box that allows you to load |
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| a capture file for viewing. It is discussed in more detail in Section 5.2.1, |
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| “The "Open Capture File" dialog box”. |
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Open Recent |
| This menu item shows a submenu containing the recently opened capture |
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| files. Clicking on one of the submenu items will open the corresponding |
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| capture file directly. |
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Merge... |
| This menu item brings up the merge file dialog box that allows you to |
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| merge a capture file into the currently loaded one. It is discussed in more |
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| detail in Section 5.4, “Merging capture files”. |
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Close | Ctrl+W | This menu item closes the current capture. If you haven't saved the cap- |
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| ture, you will be asked to do so first (this can be disabled by a preference |
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| setting). |
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