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authorGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2008-02-15 22:36:24 +0000
committerGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2008-02-15 22:36:24 +0000
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Extend the UAT and preferences code so that you can use the "-o" flag
to override UAT entries from the command line, e.g. -o "uat:user_dlts:\"User 0 (DLT=147)\",\"http\",\"0\",\"\",\"0\",\"\"" Fix up white space. svn path=/trunk/; revision=24338
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diff --git a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml
index 96b70d8cc1..c18af63a2f 100644
--- a/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml
+++ b/docbook/wsug_src/WSUG_chapter_customize.xml
@@ -381,6 +381,17 @@ standard libpcap format.
preferences file, see <xref linkend="AppFiles"/>.
</para>
</tip>
+ <para>User access tables can be overridden using "uat," followed by
+ the UAT file name and a valid record for the file: </para>
+ <para>
+ <command>
+ wireshark -o "uat:user_dlts:\"User 0 (DLT=147)\",\"http\",\"0\",\"\",\"0\",\"\""
+ </command>
+ <para>The example above would dissect packets with a libpcap data
+ link type 147 as HTTP, just as if you had configured it in the
+ DLT_USER protocol preferences.</para>
+ <para>
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><command>-p</command></term>
@@ -876,7 +887,7 @@ standard libpcap format.
<section id="ChCustPreferencesSection"><title>Preferences</title>
<para>
There are a number of preferences you can set. Simply
- select the <command>Preferences...</command> menu item from
+ select the <command>Preferences...</command> menu item from
the <command>Edit</command> menu; and Wireshark
will pop up the Preferences dialog box as shown in
<xref linkend="ChCustGUIPrefPage"/>, with the "User Interface" page as