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authorUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2005-10-30 13:46:40 +0000
committerUlf Lamping <ulf.lamping@web.de>2005-10-30 13:46:40 +0000
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@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ filter fields.
=head2 Check whether a field or protocol exists
The simplest filter allows you to check for the existence of a protocol or
-field. If you want to see all packets which contain the IPX protocol, the
-filter would be "ipx" (without the quotation marks). To see all packets
+field. If you want to see all packets which contain the IP protocol, the
+filter would be "ip" (without the quotation marks). To see all packets
that contain a Token-Ring RIF field, use "tr.rif".
Think of a protocol or field in a filter as implicitly having the "exists"
operator.
Note: all protocol and field names that are available in B<Ethereal> and
-B<Tethereal> filters are listed in the B<FILTER PROTOCOL REFERENCE> (see
-below).
+B<Tethereal> filters are listed in the comprehensive B<FILTER PROTOCOL
+REFERENCE> (see below).
=head2 Comparison operators
Fields can also be compared against values. The comparison operators
-can be expressed either through C-like symbols or through English-like
-abbreviations:
+can be expressed either through English-like abbreviations or through
+C-like symbols:
eq, == Equal
ne, != Not Equal
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ abbreviations:
=head2 Search and match operators
-Additional operators exist expressed only in English, not punctuation:
+Additional operators exist expressed only in English, not C-like:
contains Does the protocol, field or slice contain a value
matches Does the text string match the given Perl regular expression