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+// WSUG Chapter Work
+
+[#ChapterWork]
+
+== Working With Captured Packets
+
+[#ChWorkViewPacketsSection]
+
+=== Viewing Packets You Have Captured
+
+Once you have captured some packets or you have opened a previously saved
+capture file, you can view the packets that are displayed in the packet list
+pane by simply clicking on a packet in the packet list pane, which will bring up
+the selected packet in the tree view and byte view panes.
+
+You can then expand any part of the tree to view detailed information about each
+protocol in each packet. Clicking on an item in the tree will highlight the
+corresponding bytes in the byte view. An example with a TCP packet selected is
+shown in <<ChWorkSelPack1>>. It also has the Acknowledgment number in the TCP
+header selected, which shows up in the byte view as the selected bytes.
+
+[#ChWorkSelPack1]
+
+.Wireshark with a TCP packet selected for viewing
+image::images/ws-packet-selected.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+You can also select and view packets the same way while Wireshark is capturing
+if you selected “Update list of packets in real time” in the “Capture
+Preferences” dialog box.
+
+In addition you can view individual packets in a separate window as shown in
+<<ChWorkPacketSepView>>. You can do this by double-clicking on an item in the
+packet list or by selecting the packet in which you are interested in the packet
+list pane and selecting menu:View[Show Packet in New Window]. This allows you to
+easily compare two or more packets, even across multiple files.
+
+[#ChWorkPacketSepView]
+
+.Viewing a packet in a separate window
+image::images/ws-packet-sep-win.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+Along with double-clicking the packet list and using the main menu there are a
+number of other ways to open a new packet window:
+
+- Hold down the shift key and double-click on a frame link in the packet
+ details.
+- From <<PacketListPopupMenuTable>>.
+- From <<PacketDetailsPopupMenuTable>>.
+
+[#ChWorkDisplayPopUpSection]
+
+=== Pop-up Menus
+
+You can open a pop-up menu over the “Packet List”, its column heading,
+“Packet Details”, or “Packet Bytes” by clicking your right mouse button
+on the corresponding item.
+
+[#ChWorkColumnHeaderPopUpMenuSection]
+
+==== Pop-up Menu Of The “Packet List” Column Header
+
+[#ChWorkColumnHeaderPopUpMenu]
+.Pop-up menu of the “Packet List” column header
+image::images/ws-column-header-popup-menu.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+The following table gives an overview of which functions are available
+in this header, where to find the corresponding function in the main
+menu, and a description of each item.
+
+[#ColumnHeaderPopupMenuTable]
+.The menu items of the “Packet List” column header pop-up menu
+[options="header",cols="3,7"]
+|===
+|Item |Description
+
+|menu:Align Left[] |
+Left-align values in this column.
+
+|menu:Align Center[] |
+Center-align values in this column.
+
+|menu:Align Right[] |
+Right-align values in this column.
+
+|menu:Column Preferences...[] |
+Open the “Preferences” dialog for this column.
+
+|menu:Edit Column[] |
+Open the column editor toolbar for this column.
+
+|menu:Resize To Contents[] |
+Resize the column to fit its values.
+
+|menu:Resolve Names[] |
+If this column contains addresses, resolve them.
+
+| _No., Time, Source, et al._ |
+Show or hide a column by selecting its item.
+
+|menu:Remove Column[] |
+Remove this column, similar to deleting it in the “Preferences” dialog.
+
+|===
+
+[#ChWorkPacketListPanePopUpMenuSection]
+
+==== Pop-up Menu Of The “Packet List” Pane
+
+[#ChWorkPacketListPanePopUpMenu]
+
+.Pop-up menu of the “Packet List” pane
+image::images/ws-packet-pane-popup-menu.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+The following table gives an overview of which functions are available
+in this pane, where to find the corresponding function in the main menu,
+and a short description of each item.
+
+[#PacketListPopupMenuTable]
+.The menu items of the “Packet List” pop-up menu
+[options="header",cols="3,1,6"]
+|===
+|Item |Corresponding main menu item |Description
+|menu:Mark Packet (toggle)[]|menu:Edit[]| Mark or unmark a packet.
+|menu:Ignore Packet (toggle)[]|menu:Edit[]| Ignore or inspect this packet while dissecting the capture file.
+|menu:Set Time Reference (toggle)[]|menu:Edit[]| Set or reset a time reference.
+
+|menu:Time Shift[] |menu:Edit[] |
+Opens the “Time Shift” dialog, which allows you to adjust the timestamps
+of some or all packets.
+
+|menu:Packet Comment...[] |menu:Edit[] |
+Opens the “Packet Comment” dialog, which lets you add a comment to a
+single packet. Note that the ability to save packet comments depends on
+your file format. E.g., pcapng supports comments, pcap does not.
+
+|menu:Edit Resolved Name[]||
+Allows you to enter a name to resolve for the selected address.
+
+|menu:Apply as Filter[]|menu:Analyze[]|
+Immediately replace or append the current display filter based on the most recent packet list or packet details item selected.
+The first submenu item shows the filter and subsequent items show the different ways that the filter can be applied.
+
+|menu:Prepare as Filter[]|menu:Analyze[]|
+Change the current display filter based on the most recent packet list or packet details item selected, but don't apply it.
+The first submenu item shows the filter and subsequent items show the different ways that the filter can be changed.
+
+// XXX - add a new section describing this better.
+|menu:Conversation Filter[] ||
+Apply a display filter with the address information from the selected packet.
+For example, the IP menu entry will set a filter to show the traffic between the two IP addresses of the current packet.
+
+|menu:Colorize Conversation[] ||
+Create a new colorizing rule based on address information from the selected packet.
+
+|menu:SCTP[] ||
+Allows you to analyze and prepare a filter for this SCTP association.
+
+|menu:Follow[TCP Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Open a window that displays all the TCP segments captured that are on the same TCP connection as a selected packet.
+See <<ChAdvFollowStreamSection>>.
+
+|menu:Follow[UDP Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Same functionality as “Follow TCP Stream” but for UDP “streams”.
+
+|menu:Follow[DCCP Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Same functionality as “Follow TCP Stream” but for DCCP streams.
+
+|menu:Follow[TLS Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Same functionality as “Follow TCP Stream” but for TLS or SSL streams.
+See the wiki page on link:{wireshark-wiki-url}SSL[SSL] for instructions
+on providing TLS keys.
+
+|menu:Follow[HTTP Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Same functionality as “Follow TCP Stream” but for HTTP streams.
+
+|menu:Copy[Summary as Text] ||
+Copy the summary fields as displayed to the clipboard as tab-separated
+text.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as CSV] ||
+Copy the summary fields as displayed to the clipboard as comma-separated
+text.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as YAML] ||
+Copy the summary fields as displayed to the clipboard as YAML data.
+
+|menu:Copy[As Filter] ||
+Prepare a display filter based on the currently selected item and copy
+that filter to the clipboard.
+
+|menu:Copy[Bytes as Hex + ASCII Dump] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard in full “hexdump” format.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as Hex Dump] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard in “hexdump” format without the
+ASCII portion.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as Printable Text] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as ASCII text, excluding
+non-printable characters.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as a Hex Stream] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as an unpunctuated list of hex
+digits.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as Raw Binary] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as raw binary. The data is stored
+in the clipboard using the MIME type “application/octet-stream”.
+
+|menu:Protocol Preferences[] ||
+Adjust the preferences for the selected protocol.
+
+|menu:Decode As...[] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Change or apply a new relation between two dissectors.
+
+|menu:Show Packet in New Window[] |menu:View[] |
+Shows the selected packet in a separate window. The separate window
+shows only the packet details and bytes. See <<ChWorkPacketSepView>> for
+details.
+
+|===
+
+
+[#ChWorkPacketDetailsPanePopUpMenuSection]
+
+==== Pop-up Menu Of The “Packet Details” Pane
+
+[#ChWorkPacketDetailsPanePopUpMenu]
+
+.Pop-up menu of the “Packet Details” pane
+image::images/ws-details-pane-popup-menu.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+The following table gives an overview of which functions are available in this
+pane, where to find the corresponding function in the main menu, and a short
+description of each item.
+
+[#PacketDetailsPopupMenuTable]
+
+.The menu items of the “Packet Details” pop-up menu
+[options="header",cols="3,1,6"]
+|===
+|Item |Corresponding main menu item |Description
+|menu:Expand Subtrees[]|menu:View[]| Expand the currently selected subtree.
+|menu:Collapse Subtrees[]|menu:View[]| Collapse the currently selected subtree.
+|menu:Expand All[]|menu:View[]| Expand all subtrees in all packets in the capture.
+|menu:Collapse All[]|menu:View[]| Wireshark keeps a list of all the protocol subtrees that are expanded, and uses it to ensure that the correct subtrees are expanded when you display a packet. This menu item collapses the tree view of all packets in the capture list.
+|menu:Edit Resolved Name[]|menu:View[]| Allows you to enter a name to resolve for the selected address.
+|menu:Apply as Column[]|| Use the selected protocol item to create a new column in the packet list.
+
+|menu:Apply as Filter[]|menu:Analyze[]|
+Immediately replace or append the current display filter based on the most recent packet list or packet details item selected.
+The first submenu item shows the filter and subsequent items show the different ways that the filter can be applied.
+
+|menu:Prepare as Filter[]|menu:Analyze[]|
+Change the current display filter based on the most recent packet list or packet details item selected, but don't apply it.
+The first submenu item shows the filter and subsequent items show the different ways that the filter can be changed.
+
+|menu:Colorize with Filter[]|| This menu item uses a display filter with the information from the selected protocol item to build a new colorizing rule.
+
+|menu:Follow[TCP Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Open a window that displays all the TCP segments captured that are on the same TCP connection as a selected packet.
+See <<ChAdvFollowStreamSection>>.
+
+|menu:Follow[UDP Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Same functionality as “Follow TCP Stream” but for UDP “streams”.
+
+|menu:Follow[TLS Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Same functionality as “Follow TCP Stream” but for TLS or SSL streams.
+See the wiki page on link:{wireshark-wiki-url}SSL[SSL] for instructions
+on providing TLS keys.
+
+|menu:Follow[HTTP Stream] |menu:Analyze[] |
+Same functionality as “Follow TCP Stream” but for HTTP streams.
+
+|menu:Copy[All Visible Items] |menu:Edit[] |
+Copy the packet details as displayed.
+
+|menu:Copy[All Visible Selected Tree Items] |menu:Edit[] |
+Copy the selected packet detail and its children as displayed.
+
+|menu:Copy[Description] |menu:Edit[] |
+Copy the displayed text of the selected field to the system clipboard.
+
+|menu:Copy[Fieldname] |menu:Edit[] |
+Copy the name of the selected field to the system clipboard.
+
+|menu:Copy[Value] |menu:Edit[] |
+Copy the value of the selected field to the system clipboard.
+
+|menu:Copy[As Filter]| menu:Edit[] |
+Prepare a display filter based on the currently selected item and copy
+it to the clipboard.
+
+|menu:Copy[Bytes as Hex + ASCII Dump] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard in full “hexdump” format.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as Hex Dump] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard in “hexdump” format without the
+ASCII portion.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as Printable Text] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as ASCII text, excluding
+non-printable characters.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as a Hex Stream] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as an unpunctuated list of hex
+digits.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as Raw Binary] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as raw binary. The data is stored
+in the clipboard using the MIME type “application/octet-stream”.
+
+|menu:Copy[...as Escaped String] ||
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as C-style escape sequences.
+
+|menu:Export Packet Bytes...[] |menu:File[] |
+This menu item is the same as the File menu item of the same name. It
+allows you to export raw packet bytes to a binary file.
+
+|menu:Wiki Protocol Page[]|| Open the wiki page for the selected protocol in your web browser.
+|menu:Filter Field Reference[]|| Open the filter field reference web page for the selected protocol in your web browser.
+
+|menu:Protocol Preferences[] ||
+Adjust the preferences for the selected protocol.
+
+|menu:Decode As...[]|menu:Analyze[]| Change or apply a new relation between two dissectors.
+
+|menu:Go to Linked Packet[] |menu:Go[] |
+If the selected field has a corresponding packet such as the matching
+request for a DNS response, go to it.
+
+|menu:Show Linked Packet in New Window[] |menu:Go[] |
+If the selected field has a corresponding packet such as the matching
+request for a DNS response, show the selected packet in a separate
+window. See <<ChWorkPacketSepView>> for details.
+
+|===
+
+[#ChWorkPacketBytesPanePopUpMenuSection]
+
+==== Pop-up Menu Of The “Packet Bytes” Pane
+
+[#ChWorkPacketBytesPanePopUpMenu]
+
+.Pop-up menu of the “Packet Bytes” pane
+image::images/ws-bytes-pane-popup-menu.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+The following table gives an overview of which functions are available
+in this pane along with a short description of each item.
+
+[#PacketBytesPopupMenuTable]
+
+.The menu items of the “Packet Bytes” pop-up menu
+[options="header",cols="3,7"]
+|===
+|Item |Description
+
+|menu:Copy Bytes as Hex + ASCII Dump[] |
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard in full “hexdump” format.
+
+|menu:...as Hex Dump[] |
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard in “hexdump” format without the
+ASCII portion.
+
+|menu:...as Printable Text[] |
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as ASCII text, excluding
+non-printable characters.
+
+|menu:...as a Hex Stream[] |
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as an unpunctuated list of hex
+digits.
+
+|menu:...as Raw Binary[] |
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as raw binary. The data is stored
+in the clipboard using the MIME type “application/octet-stream”.
+
+|menu:...as Escaped String[] |
+Copy the packet bytes to the clipboard as C-style escape sequences.
+
+|menu:Show bytes as hexadecimal[] |
+Display the byte data as hexadecimal digits.
+
+|menu:Show bytes as bits[] |
+Display the byte data as binary digits.
+
+|menu:Show text based on packet[] |
+Show the “hexdump” data with text.
+
+|menu:...as ASCII[] |
+Use ASCII encoding when displaying “hexdump” text.
+
+|menu:...as EBCDIC[] |
+Use EBCDIC encoding when displaying “hexdump” text.
+
+|===
+
+[#ChWorkPacketDiagramPanePopUpMenuSection]
+
+==== Pop-up Menu Of The “Packet Diagram” Pane
+
+[#ChWorkPacketDiagramPanePopUpMenu]
+
+.Pop-up menu of the “Packet Diagram” pane
+image::images/ws-diagram-pane-popup-menu.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+The following table gives an overview of which functions are available
+in this pane along with a short description of each item.
+
+[#PacketDiagramPopupMenuTable]
+
+.The menu items of the “Packet Diagram” pop-up menu
+[options="header",cols="3,7"]
+|===
+|Item |Description
+
+|menu:Show Field Values[] |
+Display current value for each field on the packet diagram.
+
+|menu:Save Diagram As...[] |
+Save the packet diagram to an image file (PNG, BMP, JPEG).
+
+|menu:Copy as Raster Image[] |
+Copy the packet diagram to the clipboard in raster (ARGB32) format.
+
+// |menu:…as SVG[] |
+// (macOS) Copy the packet diagram to the clipboard in SVG format.
+
+|===
+
+[#ChWorkDisplayFilterSection]
+
+=== Filtering Packets While Viewing
+
+Wireshark has two filtering languages: _capture filters_ and _display filters_.
+_Capture filters_ are used for filtering
+when capturing packets and are discussed in <<ChCapCaptureFilterSection>>.
+_Display filters_ are used for filtering
+which packets are displayed and are discussed below.
+For more information about _display filter_ syntax, see the
+link:{wireshark-man-page-url}wireshark-filter.html[wireshark-filter(4)] man page.
+
+Display filters allow you to concentrate on the packets you are interested in
+while hiding the currently uninteresting ones. They allow you to only display packets
+based on:
+
+* Protocol
+
+* The presence of a field
+
+* The values of fields
+
+* A comparison between fields
+
+* ... and a lot more!
+
+To only display packets containing a particular protocol, type the protocol name
+in the display filter toolbar of the Wireshark
+window and press enter to apply the filter. <<ChWorkTCPFilter>> shows an
+example of what happens when you type _tcp_ in the display filter toolbar.
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+Protocol and field names are usually in lowercase.
+====
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+Don’t forget to press enter or click on the apply display filter button after entering the filter
+expression.
+====
+
+
+[#ChWorkTCPFilter]
+
+.Filtering on the TCP protocol
+image::images/ws-display-filter-tcp.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+As you may have noticed, only packets containing the TCP protocol are now displayed,
+so packets 1-10 are hidden and packet number 11
+is the first packet displayed.
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+When using a display filter, all packets remain in the capture file. The display
+filter only changes the display of the capture file but not its content!
+====
+
+To remove the filter, click on the btn:[Clear] button to the right of the
+display filter field. All packets will become visible again.
+
+Display filters can be very powerful and are discussed in further detail in
+<<ChWorkBuildDisplayFilterSection>>
+
+It's also possible to create display filters with the
+_Display Filter Expression_ dialog box. More information about
+the _Display Filter Expression_ dialog box is available in
+<<ChWorkFilterAddExpressionSection>>.
+
+
+[#ChWorkBuildDisplayFilterSection]
+
+=== Building Display Filter Expressions
+
+Wireshark provides a display filter language that enables you
+to precisely control which packets are displayed. They can be used
+to check for the presence of a protocol or field, the value of a field, or
+even compare two fields to each other. These comparisons can be combined
+with logical operators, like "and" and "or", and parentheses
+into complex expressions.
+
+The following sections will go into the display filter functionality in
+more detail.
+
+[TIP]
+====
+There are many display filter examples on the _Wireshark Wiki Display
+Filter page_ at: link:{wireshark-wiki-url}DisplayFilters[].
+====
+
+==== Display Filter Fields
+
+The simplest display filter is one that displays a single protocol.
+To only display packets containing a particular protocol, type the protocol
+into Wireshark's display filter toolbar. For example, to only
+display TCP packets, type _tcp_ into Wireshark's display filter toolbar.
+Similarly, to only display
+packets containing a particular field, type the field
+into Wireshark's display filter toolbar. For example, to only display
+HTTP requests, type _http.request_ into Wireshark's display filter toolbar.
+
+You can filter on any protocol that Wireshark supports. You can
+also filter on any field that a dissector adds to the tree view, if the dissector
+has added an abbreviation for that field. A full list of the available protocols
+and fields is available through the menu item
+menu:View[Internals,Supported Protocols].
+
+// XXX - add some more info here and a link to the statusbar info.
+
+==== Comparing Values
+
+You can build display filters that compare values using a number of different
+comparison operators. For example, to only display packets to or
+from the IP address 192.168.0.1, use `ip.addr==192.168.0.1`.
+
+A complete list of available comparison operators is shown in <<DispCompOps>>.
+
+[TIP]
+====
+English and C-like operators are interchangeable and can be mixed within a filter string.
+====
+
+[#DispCompOps]
+
+.Display Filter comparison operators
+[options="header",cols="1,1,1,3,3"]
+|===
+| English | Alias | C-like | Description | Example
+| eq | any_eq | == | Equal (any if more than one) | `ip.src == 10.0.0.5`
+| ne | all_ne | != | Not equal (all if more than one) | `ip.src != 10.0.0.5`
+| | all_eq | === | Equal (all if more than one) | `ip.src === 10.0.0.5`
+| | any_ne | !== | Not equal (any if more than one) | `ip.src !== 10.0.0.5`
+| gt | | > | Greater than | `frame.len > 10`
+| lt | | < | Less than | `frame.len < 128`
+| ge | | >= | Greater than or equal to | `frame.len ge 0x100`
+| le | | \<= | Less than or equal to | `frame.len \<= 0x20`
+| contains | | | Protocol, field or slice contains a value | `sip.To contains "a1762"`
+| matches | | ~ | Protocol or text field matches a Perl-compatible regular expression| `http.host matches "acme\\.(org\|com\|net)"`
+|===
+
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+The meaning of != (all not equal) was changed in Wireshark 3.6.
+Before it used to mean "any not equal".
+====
+
+All protocol fields have a type. <<ChWorkFieldTypes>> provides a list
+of the types with examples of how to use them in display filters.
+
+[#ChWorkFieldTypes]
+
+===== Display Filter Field Types
+
+Unsigned integer::
+ Can be 8, 16, 24, 32, or 64 bits. You can express integers in decimal, octal,
+ hexadecimal or binary. The following display filters are equivalent:
++
+`ip.len le 1500`
++
+`ip.len le 02734`
++
+`ip.len le 0x5dc`
++
+`ip.len le 0b10111011100`
+
+Signed integer::
+ Can be 8, 16, 24, 32, or 64 bits. As with unsigned integers you can use
+ decimal, octal, hexadecimal or binary.
+
+Boolean::
+ Can be 1 or "True", 0 or "False" (without quotes).
++
+A Boolean field is present regardless if its value is true or false. For example,
+`tcp.flags.syn` is present in all TCP packets containing the flag, whether
+the SYN flag is 0 or 1. To only match TCP packets with the SYN flag set, you need
+to use `tcp.flags.syn == 1` or `tcp.flags.syn == True`.
+
+Ethernet address::
+ 6 bytes separated by a colon (:), dot (.), or dash (-) with one or two bytes between separators:
++
+`eth.dst == ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff`
++
+`eth.dst == ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff`
++
+`eth.dst == ffff.ffff.ffff`
+
+IPv4 address::
+ `ip.addr == 192.168.0.1`
++
+Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR) notation can be used to test if
+an IPv4 address is in a certain subnet. For example, this display
+filter will find all packets in the 129.111 Class-B network:
++
+`ip.addr == 129.111.0.0/16`
+
+IPv6 address::
+ `ipv6.addr == ::1`
++
+As with IPv4 addresses, IPv6 addresses can match a subnet.
+
+Text string::
+ `http.request.uri == "https://www.wireshark.org/"`
++
+Strings are a sequence of bytes. Functions like `lower()` use ASCII, otherwise
+no particular encoding is assumed. String literals are specified with double
+quotes. Characters can also be specified using a byte escape sequence using
+hex \x__hh__ or octal {backslash}__ddd__, where _h_ and _d_ are hex and octal
+numerical digits respectively:
++
+`dns.qry.name contains "www.\x77\x69\x72\x65\x73\x68\x61\x72\x6b.org"`
++
+Alternatively, a raw string syntax can be used. Such strings are prefixed with `r` or `R` and treat
+backslash as a literal character.
++
+`http.user_agent matches r"\(X11;"`
+
+Date and time::
+`frame.time == "Sep 26, 2004 23:18:04.954975"`
++
+`ntp.xmt ge "2020-07-04 12:34:56"`
++
+The value of an absolute time field is expressed as a string, using one of the
+two formats above. Fractional seconds can be omitted or specified up to
+nanosecond precision; extra trailing zeros are allowed but not other digits.
+The string cannot take a time zone suffix, and is always parsed as in the local
+time zone, even for fields that are displayed in UTC.
++
+In the first format, the abbreviated month names must be in English regardless
+of locale. In the second format, any number of time fields may be omitted, in
+the order from least significant (seconds) to most, but at least the entire
+date must be specified:
++
+`frame.time < "2022-01-01"`
++
+In the second format, a `T` may appear between the date and time as in
+ISO 8601, but not when less significant times are dropped.
+
+[#ChWorkFilterExamples]
+
+===== Some Examples
+
+----
+udp contains 81:60:03
+----
+The display filter above matches packets that contains the 3-byte sequence 0x81, 0x60,
+0x03 anywhere in the UDP header or payload.
+----
+sip.To contains "a1762"
+----
+The display filter above matches packets where the SIP To-header contains the string "a1762"
+anywhere in the header.
+----
+http.host matches "acme\\.(org|com|net)"
+----
+The display filter above matches HTTP packets where the HOST header contains
+acme.org, acme.com, or acme.net.
+Comparisons are case-insensitive.
+----
+tcp.flags & 0x02
+----
+That display filter will match all packets that contain the “tcp.flags” field with the 0x02 bit,
+i.e., the SYN bit, set.
+
+===== Possible Pitfalls Using Regular Expressions
+
+String literals containing regular expressions are parsed twice. Once by Wireshark's display
+filter engine and again by the PCRE2 library. It's important to keep this in mind when using
+the "matches" operator with regex escape sequences and special characters.
+
+For example, the filter expression `+frame matches "AB\x43"+` uses the string `+"ABC"+` as input
+pattern to PCRE. However, the expression `+frame matches "AB\\x43"+` uses the string `+"AB\x43"+`
+as the pattern. In this case both expressions give the same result because Wireshark and PCRE
+both support the same byte escape sequence (0x43 is the ASCII hex code for `C`).
+
+An example where this fails badly is `+foo matches "bar\x28"+`. Because 0x28 is the ASCII
+code for `(` the pattern input to PCRE is `+"bar("+`. This regular expression is syntactically
+invalid (missing closing parenthesis). To match a literal parenthesis in a display filter regular
+expression it must be escaped (twice) with backslashes.
+
+TIP: Using raw strings avoids most problem with the "matches" operator and double escape requirements.
+
+==== Combining Expressions
+
+You can combine filter expressions in Wireshark using the logical operators shown in <<FiltLogOps>>
+
+[#FiltLogOps]
+
+.Display Filter Logical Operations
+[options="header",cols="1,1,1,4"]
+|===
+|English |C-like |Description | Example
+|and |&amp;&amp;| Logical AND | `ip.src==10.0.0.5 and tcp.flags.fin`
+|or |\|\| | Logical OR | `ip.src==10.0.0.5 or ip.src==192.1.1.1`
+|xor |^^ | Logical XOR | `tr.dst[0:3] == 0.6.29 xor tr.src[0:3] == 0.6.29`
+|not |! | Logical NOT | `not llc`
+|[...] | | Subsequence | See “Slice Operator” below.
+|in | | Set Membership| http.request.method in {"HEAD", "GET"}. See “Membership Operator” below.
+|===
+
+==== Slice Operator
+Wireshark allows you to select a subsequence of byte arrays (including
+protocols) or text strings in rather elaborate ways. After a label you can
+place a pair of brackets [] containing a comma separated list of range
+specifiers.
+----
+eth.src[0:3] == 00:00:83
+----
+The example above uses the n:m format to specify a single range. In this case n
+is the beginning offset and m is the length of the range being specified.
+----
+eth.src[1-2] == 00:83
+----
+The example above uses the n-m format to specify a single range. In this case n
+is the beginning offset and m is the ending offset.
+----
+eth.src[:4] == 00:00:83:00
+----
+The example above uses the :m format, which takes everything from the beginning
+of a sequence to offset m. It is equivalent to 0:m
+----
+eth.src[4:] == 20:20
+----
+The example above uses the n: format, which takes everything from offset n to
+the end of the sequence.
+----
+eth.src[2] == 83
+----
+The example above uses the n format to specify a single range. In this case the
+element in the sequence at offset n is selected. This is equivalent to n:1.
+----
+eth.src[0:3,1-2,:4,4:,2] ==
+00:00:83:00:83:00:00:83:00:20:20:83
+----
+Wireshark allows you to string together single ranges in a comma separated list
+to form compound ranges as shown above.
+
+You can use the slice operator on a protocol name, too, to slice the
+bytes associated with that protocol. The `+frame+` protocol can be useful,
+encompassing all the captured data (not including secondary data sources
+like decrypted data.)
+
+Offsets can be negative, indicating an offset from the end of a field.
+----
+frame[-4:4] == 0.1.2.3
+frame[-4] == 0.1.2.3
+----
+The two examples above both check the last four bytes of a frame.
+
+Slices of string fields yield strings, and are indexed on codepoint
+boundaries after conversation of the string to UTF-8, not bytes.
+----
+http.content_type[0:4] == "text"
+smpp.message_text[:10] == "Абвгдеёжзи"
+----
+The second example above will match regardless of whether the original
+string was in Windows-1251, UTF-8, or UTF-16, so long as the converted
+string starts with those ten characters.
+
+Byte slices can be directly compared to strings; this converts the
+string to the corresponding UTF-8 byte sequence. To compare string
+slices with byte sequences, use the @ operator, below.
+
+==== The Layer Operator
+
+A field can be restricted to a certain layer in the protocol stack using the
+layer operator (#), followed by a decimal number:
+
+ ip.addr#2 == 192.168.30.40
+
+matches only the inner (second) layer in the packet.
+Layers use simple stacking semantics and protocol layers are counted sequentially starting from 1.
+For example, in a packet that contains two IPv4 headers, the outer (first) source address can be matched with "ip.src#1" and the inner (second) source address can be matched with "ip.src#2".
+
+For more complicated ranges the same syntax used with slices is valid:
+
+ tcp.port#[2-4]
+
+means layers number 2, 3 or 4 inclusive. The hash symbol is required to
+distinguish a layer range from a slice.
+
+==== The At Operator
+By prefixing the field name with an at sign (@) the comparison is done against
+the raw packet data for the field.
+
+A character string must be decoded from a source encoding during dissection.
+If there are decoding errors the resulting string will usually contain
+replacement characters:
+
+[subs="replacements"]
+----
+browser.comment == "string is &#xFFFD;&#xFFFD;&#xFFFD;&#xFFFD;"
+----
+
+The at operator allows testing the raw undecoded data:
+----
+@browser.comment == 73:74:72:69:6e:67:20:69:73:20:aa:aa:aa:aa
+----
+
+The syntactical rules for a bytes field type apply to the second example.
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+When a bytes field is compared with a literal string, it is compared
+with the UTF-8 representation of that string. The at operator compares
+a string field with the actual byte representation in the original encoding,
+which may not be UTF-8.
+
+As an example, SMPP has a bytes field, `+smpp.message+`, and a string
+field, `+smpp.message_text+`, that refer to the same data. If the
+first four characters of the message is the string "Text" in the UTF-16
+encoding, the following filters all match.
+
+----
+smpp.message[:8] == 00:54:00:65:00:73:00:74
+smpp.message[:8] == "\x00T\x00e\x00s\x00t"
+smpp.message_text[:4] == "Test"
+smpp.message_text[:4] == "\x54\x65\x73\x74"
+@smpp.message_text[:8] == 00:54:00:65:00:73:00:74
+@smpp.message_text[:8] == "\x00T\x00e\x00s\x00t"
+----
+
+The following filters do *NOT* match.
+
+----
+@smpp.message_text[:4] == "\x00T\x00e\x00s\x00t"
+smpp.message[:4] == "Test"
+smpp.message[:8] == "Test"
+@smpp.message_text[:4] == "Test"
+@smpp.message_text[:8] == "Test"
+----
+
+The first filter above does not match because of operator precedence
+left-to-right; `+@smpp.message_text` is converted to bytes before the
+slice operator is applied, so the length of the necessary slice is 8.
+The other filters do not match because the literal string "Test" is
+always converted to its 4 octet UTF-8 representation when comparing
+against bytes, and it does not match the UTF-16 representation of
+the field bytes.
+
+====
+
+==== Membership Operator
+Wireshark allows you to test a field for membership in a set of values or
+fields. After the field name, use the `in` operator followed by the set items
+surrounded by braces {}. For example, to display packets with a TCP source or
+destination port of 80, 443, or 8080, you can use `tcp.port in {80, 443, 8080}`.
+Set elements must be separated by commas.
+The set of values can also contain ranges: `tcp.port in {443,4430..4434}`.
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+The display filter
+----
+tcp.port in {80, 443, 8080}
+----
+is equivalent to
+----
+tcp.port == 80 || tcp.port == 443 || tcp.port == 8080
+----
+However, the display filter
+----
+tcp.port in {443, 4430..4434}
+----
+is not equivalent to
+----
+tcp.port == 443 || (tcp.port >= 4430 && tcp.port <= 4434)
+----
+This is because comparison operators are satisfied when _any_ field
+matches the filter, so a packet with a source port of 56789 and
+destination port of port 80 would also match the second filter
+since `56789 >= 4430 && 80 \<= 4434` is true. In contrast, the
+membership operator tests a single field against the range condition.
+====
+
+
+
+Sets are not just limited to numbers, other types can be used as well:
+----
+http.request.method in {"HEAD", "GET"}
+ip.addr in {10.0.0.5 .. 10.0.0.9, 192.168.1.1..192.168.1.9}
+frame.time_delta in {10 .. 10.5}
+----
+
+==== Arithmetic operators
+
+You can perform the arithmetic operations on numeric fields shown in <<ArithmeticOps>>
+
+[#ArithmeticOps]
+
+.Display Filter Arithmetic Operations
+[options="header",cols="1,1,4"]
+|===
+|Name |Syntax | Description
+|Unary minus |-A | Negation of A
+|Addition |A + B | Add B to A
+|Subtraction |A - B | Subtract B from A
+|Multiplication |A * B | Multiply A times B
+|Division |A / B | Divide A by B
+|Modulo |A % B | Remainder of A divided by B
+|Bitwise AND |A & B | Bitwise AND of A and B
+|===
+
+An unfortunate quirk in the filter syntax is that the subtraction
+operator must be preceded by a space character, so "A-B" must be
+written as "A -B" or "A - B".
+
+Arithmetic expressions can be grouped using curly braces.
+
+For example, frames where capture length resulted in truncated TCP options:
+----
+frame.cap_len < { 14 + ip.hdr_len + tcp.hdr_len }
+----
+
+==== Functions
+
+The display filter language has a number of functions to convert fields, see
+<<DispFunctions>>.
+
+[#DispFunctions]
+.Display Filter Functions
+[options="header",cols="1,4"]
+|===
+|Function|Description
+|upper |Converts a string field to uppercase.
+|lower |Converts a string field to lowercase.
+|len |Returns the byte length of a string or bytes field.
+|count |Returns the number of field occurrences in a frame.
+|string |Converts a non-string field to a string.
+|max |Return the maximum value for the arguments.
+|min |Return the minimum value for the arguments.
+|abs |Return the absolute value for the argument.
+|===
+
+The `upper` and `lower` functions can used to force case-insensitive matches:
+`lower(http.server) contains "apache"`.
+
+To find HTTP requests with long request URIs: `len(http.request.uri) > 100`.
+Note that the `len` function yields the string length in bytes rather than
+(multi-byte) characters.
+
+Usually an IP frame has only two addresses (source and destination), but in case
+of ICMP errors or tunneling, a single packet might contain even more addresses.
+These packets can be found with `count(ip.addr) > 2`.
+
+The `string` function converts a field value to a string, suitable for use with operators
+like "matches" or "contains". Integer fields are converted to their decimal representation.
+It can be used with IP/Ethernet addresses (as well as others), but not with string or
+byte fields.
+
+For example, to match odd frame numbers:
+----
+string(frame.number) matches "[13579]$"
+----
+
+To match IP addresses ending in 255 in a block of subnets (172.16 to 172.31):
+----
+string(ip.dst) matches r"^172\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[0-1])\.[0-9]{1,3}\.255"
+----
+
+The functions max() and min() take any number of arguments of the same type
+and returns the largest/smallest respectively of the set.
+
+----
+max(tcp.srcport, tcp.dstport) <= 1024
+----
+
+==== Field References
+
+An expression of the form ${some.proto.field} is called a field reference.
+Its value is read from the corresponding field in the currently selected
+field in the GUI. This is a powerful way to build dynamic filters, such
+as frames since the last five minutes to the selected frame:
+
+----
+frame.time_relative >= ${frame.time_relative} - 300
+----
+
+or all HTTP packets whose `+ip.dst` value equals the "A" record of
+the DNS response in the current frame:
+
+----
+http && ip.dst eq ${dns.a}
+----
+
+The notation of field references is similar to that of
+<<ChDisplayFilterMacrosSection,macros>> but they are syntactically
+distinct. Field references, like other complex filters, make excellent
+use cases for <<ChWorkDefineFilterMacrosSection,macros>>,
+<<ChWorkDefineFilterSection,saved filters>>, and
+<<ChCustFilterButtons,filter buttons>>
+
+[#ChWorkBuildDisplayFilterTransitional]
+
+==== Sometimes Fields Change Names
+
+As protocols evolve they sometimes change names or are superseded by
+newer standards. For example, DHCP extends and has largely replaced
+BOOTP and TLS has replaced SSL. If a protocol dissector originally used
+the older names and fields for a protocol the Wireshark development team
+might update it to use the newer names and fields. In such cases they
+will add an alias from the old protocol name to the new one in order to
+make the transition easier.
+
+For example, the DHCP dissector was originally developed for the BOOTP
+protocol but as of Wireshark 3.0 all of the “bootp” display filter
+fields have been renamed to their “dhcp” equivalents. You can still use
+the old filter names for the time being, e.g., “bootp.type” is equivalent
+to “dhcp.type” but Wireshark will show the warning “"bootp" is deprecated”
+when you use it. Support for the deprecated fields may be removed in the future.
+
+==== Some protocol names can be ambiguous
+In some particular cases relational expressions (equal, less than, etc.)
+can be ambiguous. The filter name of a protocol or protocol field can contain
+any letter and digit in any order, possibly separated by dots. That can be
+indistinguishable from a literal value (usually numerical values in hexadecimal).
+For example the semantic value of `fc` can be the protocol Fibre Channel or the
+number 0xFC in hexadecimal because the 0x prefix is optional for hexadecimal numbers.
+
+Any value that matches a registered protocol or protocol field filter name is
+interpreted semantically as such. If it doesn't match a protocol name the normal
+rules for parsing literal values apply.
+
+So in the case of 'fc' the lexical token is interpreted as "Fibre Channel" and
+not 0xFC. In the case of 'fd' it would be interpreted as 0xFD because it is a
+well-formed hexadecimal literal value (according to the rules of display filter
+language syntax) and there is no protocol registered with the filter name 'fd'.
+
+How ambiguous values are interpreted may change in the future. To avoid this
+problem and resolve the ambiguity there is additional syntax available.
+Values prefixed with a dot are always treated as a protocol name. The
+dot stands for the root of the protocol namespace and is optional). Values
+prefixed with a colon are always interpreted as a byte array.
+----
+frame[10:] contains .fc or frame[10] == :fc
+----
+If you are writing a script, or you think your expression may not be giving the
+expected results because of the syntactical ambiguity of some filter expression
+it is advisable to use the explicit syntax to indicate the correct meaning for
+that expression.
+
+[#ChWorkFilterAddExpressionSection]
+
+=== The “Display Filter Expression” Dialog Box
+
+When you are accustomed to Wireshark’s filtering system and know what labels you
+wish to use in your filters it can be very quick to simply type a filter string.
+However, if you are new to Wireshark or are working with a slightly unfamiliar
+protocol it can be very confusing to try to figure out what to type. The
+“Display Filter Expression” dialog box helps with this.
+
+[TIP]
+====
+The “Display Filter Expression” dialog box is an excellent way to learn how to write
+Wireshark display filter strings.
+====
+
+
+[#ChWorkFilterAddExpression1]
+
+.The “Display Filter Expression” dialog box
+image::images/ws-filter-add-expression.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+// Screenshot from Wireshark 3.1.1
+
+When you first bring up the Display Filter Expression dialog box you are shown a tree
+of field names, organized by protocol, and a box for selecting a relation.
+
+Field Name::
+Select a protocol field from the protocol field tree. Every protocol with
+filterable fields is listed at the top level. You can search for a particular
+protocol entry by entering the first few letters of the protocol name. By
+expanding a protocol name you can get a list of the field names available for
+filtering for that protocol.
+
+Relation::
+Select a relation from the list of available relation. The _is present_ is a
+unary relation which is true if the selected field is present in a packet. All
+other listed relations are binary relations which require additional data (e.g.
+a _Value_ to match) to complete.
++
+When you select a field from the field name list and select a binary relation
+(such as the equality relation ==) you will be given the opportunity to enter a
+value, and possibly some range information.
+
+Value::
+You may enter an appropriate value in the _Value_ text box. The _Value_ will
+also indicate the type of value for the _Field Name_ you have selected (like
+character string).
+
+Predefined Values::
+Some of the protocol fields have predefined values available, much like enumerations
+in C. If the selected protocol field has such values defined, you can choose one
+of them here.
+
+Search::
+Lets you search for a full or partial field name or description.
+Regular expressions are supported.
+For example, searching for “tcp.*flag” shows the TCP flags fields supported by a wide variety of dissectors, while “^tcp.flag” shows only the TCP flags fields supported by the TCP dissector.
+
+Range::
+A range of integers or a group of ranges, such as `1-12` or `39-42,98-2000`.
+
+btn:[Help]::
+Opens this section of the User’s Guide.
+
+btn:[OK]::
+When you have built a satisfactory expression click btn:[OK] and a filter string
+will be built for you.
+
+btn:[Cancel]::
+You can leave the “Add Expression...” dialog box without any effect by
+clicking the btn:[Cancel] button.
+
+[#ChWorkDefineFilterSection]
+
+=== Defining And Saving Filters
+
+You create pre-defined filters that appear in the capture and display filter bookmark menus (image:images/toolbar/filter-toolbar-bookmark.png[height=16,width=12]).
+This can save time in remembering and retyping some of the more complex filters you use.
+
+To create or edit capture filters, select menu:Manage Capture Filters[] from the capture filter bookmark menu or menu:Capture[Capture Filters...] from the main menu.
+Display filters can be created or edited by selecting menu:Manage Display Filters[] from the display filter bookmark menu or menu:Analyze[Display Filters...] from the main menu.
+Wireshark will open the corresponding dialog as shown in <<FiltersDialog>>.
+The two dialogs look and work similar to one another.
+Both are described here, and the differences are noted as needed.
+
+[#FiltersDialog]
+
+.The “Capture Filters” and “Display Filters” dialog boxes
+image::images/ws-filters.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+btn:[{plus}]::
+Adds a new filter to the list.
+You can edit the filter name or expression by double-clicking on it.
++
+The filter name is used in this dialog to identify the filter for your convenience and is not used elsewhere.
+You can create multiple filters with the same name, but this is not very useful.
++
+When typing in a filter string, the background color will change depending on the validity of the filter similar to the main capture and display filter toolbars.
+
+btn:[-]::
+Delete the selected filter.
+This will be greyed out if no filter is selected.
+
+// XXX Asciidoctor doesn't seem to allow images in DL terms, otherwise we could use
+// list-copy.template.png here.
+btn:[Copy]::
+Copy the selected filter.
+This will be greyed out if no filter is selected.
+
+btn:[OK]::
+Saves the filter settings and closes the dialog.
+
+btn:[Cancel]::
+Closes the dialog without saving any changes.
+
+[#ChWorkDefineFilterMacrosSection]
+
+=== Defining And Saving Filter Macros
+
+You can define a filter macro with Wireshark and label it for later use.
+This can save time in remembering and retyping some of the more complex filters
+you use.
+
+To define and save your own filter macros, follow the steps below:
+
+. In the main menu select menu:Analyze[Display Filter Macros...]. Wireshark will open a corresponding dialog <<FilterMacrosDialog>>.
++
+[#FilterMacrosDialog]
++
+.Display Filter Macros window
+image::images/ws-filter-macros.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+. To add a new filter macro, click the btn:[{plus}] button in the bottom-left corner. A new row will appear in the Display Filter Macros table above.
+
+. Enter the name of your macro in the `Name` column. Enter your filter macro in the `Text` column.
+
+. To save your modifications, click the btn:[OK] button in the bottom-right corner of the <<FilterMacrosDialog>>.
+
+To learn more about display filter macro syntax, see <<ChDisplayFilterMacrosSection>>.
+
+[#ChWorkFindPacketSection]
+
+=== Finding Packets
+
+You can easily find packets once you have captured some packets or have
+read in a previously saved capture file. Simply select menu:Edit[Find
+Packet...] in the main menu. Wireshark will open a toolbar between the
+main toolbar and the packet list shown in <<ChWorkFindPacketToolbar>>.
+
+==== The “Find Packet” Toolbar
+
+[#ChWorkFindPacketToolbar]
+
+.The “Find Packet” toolbar
+image::images/ws-find-packet.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+You can search using the following criteria:
+
+Display filter::
+ Enter a display filter string into the text entry field and click the btn:[Find] button.
+ +
+ For example, to find the three-way handshake for a connection from host 192.168.0.1, use the following filter string:
++
+----
+ip.src==192.168.0.1 and tcp.flags.syn==1
+----
++
+The value to be found will be syntax checked while you type it in. If
+the syntax check of your value succeeds, the background of the entry
+field will turn green, if it fails, it will turn red. For more details
+see <<ChWorkDisplayFilterSection>>
+
+Hexadecimal Value::
+ Search for a specific byte sequence in the packet data.
++
+For example, use “ef:bb:bf” to find the next packet that contains the
+link:{wikipedia-main-url}Byte_order_mark[UTF-8 byte order mark].
+
+String::
+ Find a string in the packet data, with various options.
+
+Regular Expression::
+ Search the packet data using link:{pcre2pattern-url}[Perl-compatible
+ regular expressions]. PCRE patterns are beyond the scope of this
+ document, but typing “pcre test” into your favorite search engine
+ should return a number of sites that will help you test and explore
+ your expressions.
+
+[#ChWorkGoToPacketSection]
+
+=== Go To A Specific Packet
+
+You can easily jump to specific packets with one of the menu items in
+the menu:Go[] menu.
+
+==== The “Go Back” Command
+
+Go back in the packet history, works much like the page history in most
+web browsers.
+
+==== The “Go Forward” Command
+
+Go forward in the packet history, works much like the page history in
+most web browsers.
+
+==== The “Go to Packet” Toolbar
+
+[#ChWorkGoToPacketToolbar]
+
+.The “Go To Packet” toolbar
+image::images/ws-goto-packet.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+This toolbar can be opened by selecting menu:Go[Go to packet...] from
+the main menu. It appears between the main toolbar and the packet list,
+similar to the <<ChWorkFindPacketToolbar,”Find Packet” toolbar>>.
+
+When you enter a packet number and press btn:[Go to packet]
+Wireshark will jump to that packet.
+
+==== The “Go to Corresponding Packet” Command
+
+If a protocol field is selected which points to another packet in the capture
+file, this command will jump to that packet.
+
+As these protocol fields now work like links (just as in your Web browser), it’s
+easier to simply double-click on the field to jump to the corresponding field.
+
+==== The “Go to First Packet” Command
+
+This command will jump to the first packet displayed.
+
+==== The “Go to Last Packet” Command
+
+This command will jump to the last packet displayed.
+
+[#ChWorkMarkPacketSection]
+
+=== Marking Packets
+
+You can mark packets in the “Packet List” pane. A marked packet will be shown
+with black background, regardless of the coloring rules set. Marking a packet
+can be useful to find it later while analyzing in a large capture file.
+
+Marked packet information is not stored in the capture file or anywhere
+else. It will be lost when the capture file is closed.
+
+You can use packet marking to control the output of packets when saving,
+exporting, or printing. To do so, an option in the packet range is available,
+see <<ChIOPacketRangeSection>>.
+
+There are several ways to mark and unmark packets. From the menu:Edit[] menu
+you can select from the following:
+
+* menu:Mark/Unmark Packet[] toggles the marked state of a single packet.
+ This option is also available in the packet list context menu.
+
+* menu:Mark All Displayed[] set the mark state of all displayed packets.
+
+* menu:Unmark All Displayed[] reset the mark state of all packets.
+
+You can also mark and unmark a packet by clicking on it in the packet list
+with the middle mouse button.
+
+[#ChWorkIgnorePacketSection]
+
+=== Ignoring Packets
+
+You can ignore packets in the “Packet List” pane. Wireshark will then
+pretend that they not exist in the capture file. An ignored packet will
+be shown with white background and grey foreground, regardless of the
+coloring rules set.
+
+Ignored packet information is not stored in the capture file or anywhere
+else. It will be lost when the capture file is closed.
+
+There are several ways to ignore and unignore packets. From the
+menu:Edit[] menu you can select from the following:
+
+* menu:Ignore/Unignore Packet[] toggles the ignored state of a single
+ packet. This option is also available in the packet list context menu.
+
+* menu:Ignore All Displayed[] set the ignored state of all displayed packets.
+
+* menu:Unignore All Displayed[] reset the ignored state of all packets.
+
+[#ChWorkTimeFormatsSection]
+
+=== Time Display Formats And Time References
+
+While packets are captured, each packet is timestamped. These timestamps will be
+saved to the capture file, so they will be available for later analysis.
+
+A detailed description of timestamps, timezones and alike can be found at:
+<<ChAdvTimestamps>>.
+
+The timestamp presentation format and the precision in the packet list can be
+chosen using the View menu, see <<ChUseWiresharkViewMenu>>.
+
+The available presentation formats are:
+
+* menu:Date and Time of Day: 1970-01-01 01:02:03.123456[] The absolute date and time
+ of the day when the packet was captured.
+
+* menu:Time of Day: 01:02:03.123456[] The absolute time of the day when the packet
+ was captured.
+
+* menu:Seconds Since First Captured Packet: 123.123456[] The time relative to the
+ start of the capture file or the first “Time Reference” before this packet
+ (see <<ChWorkTimeReferencePacketSection>>).
+
+* menu:Seconds Since Previous Captured Packet: 1.123456[] The time relative to the
+ previous captured packet.
+
+* menu:Seconds Since Previous Displayed Packet: 1.123456[] The time relative to the
+ previous displayed packet.
+
+* menu:Seconds Since Epoch (1970-01-01): 1234567890.123456[] The time relative to
+ epoch (midnight UTC of January 1, 1970).
+
+The available precisions (aka. the number of displayed decimal places) are:
+
+* menu:Automatic (from capture file)[] The timestamp precision of the loaded capture file format will be
+ used (the default).
+
+* menu:Seconds[], menu:Tenths of a second[], menu:Hundredths of a second[],
+ menu:Milliseconds[], menu:Microseconds[] or menu:Nanoseconds[] The
+ timestamp precision will be forced to the given setting. If the
+ actually available precision is smaller, zeros will be appended. If
+ the precision is larger, the remaining decimal places will be cut off.
+
+Precision example: If you have a timestamp and it’s displayed using, “Seconds
+Since Previous Packet” the value might be 1.123456. This will be displayed
+using the “Automatic” setting for libpcap files (which is microseconds). If
+you use Seconds it would show simply 1 and if you use Nanoseconds it shows
+1.123456000.
+
+[#ChWorkTimeReferencePacketSection]
+
+==== Packet Time Referencing
+
+The user can set time references to packets. A time reference is the starting
+point for all subsequent packet time calculations. It will be useful, if you
+want to see the time values relative to a special packet, e.g., the start of a
+new request. It’s possible to set multiple time references in the capture file.
+
+The time references will not be saved permanently and will be lost when you
+close the capture file.
+
+Time referencing will only be useful if the time display format is set to
+“Seconds Since First Captured Packet”. If one of the other time display formats
+are used, time referencing will have no effect (and will make no sense either).
+
+To work with time references, choose one of the menu:Time Reference[] items in
+the menu:[Edit] menu or from the pop-up menu of the “Packet List” pane. See
+<<ChUseEditMenuSection>>.
+
+* menu:Set Time Reference (toggle)[] Toggles the time reference state of the
+ currently selected packet to on or off.
+
+* menu:Find Next[] Find the next time referenced packet in the “Packet List” pane.
+
+* menu:Find Previous[] Find the previous time referenced packet in the “Packet
+ List” pane.
+
+[#ChWorkTimeReference]
+
+.Wireshark showing a time referenced packet
+image::images/ws-time-reference.png[{screenshot-attrs}]
+
+A time referenced packet will be marked with the string $$*REF*$$ in the Time
+column (see packet number 10). All subsequent packets will show the time since
+the last time reference.
+
+[#ChWorkShiftTimePacketSection]
+
+=== Time Shifting Packets
+
+Sometimes you will want to adjust the timestamps in a capture file.
+This may be because a machine performing the capture had an inaccurate
+clock, or because the capture was originally saved with timestamps in
+<<ChAdvTabTimezones,local time>> (perhaps even to a capture file format
+that only writes times in local time, or only writes the time of day
+but not the date). One common use is to synchronize timestamps between
+captures made on different machines with relative clock skew or clock
+drift before <<ChIOMergeSection,merging>> them. Selecting
+menu:Edit[Time Shift...] from the main menu opens the "Time Shift" dialog.
+
+.The “Time Shift” dialog
+image::images/ws-time-shift.png[{medium-screenshot-attrs}]
+
+Shift all packets by...::
+
+Apply a fixed offset, entered as a relative time in hours, minutes,
+and seconds, to the timestamps for all packets. This is useful for
+correcting small known errors or timezones.
+
+Set the time for packet...::
+
+Apply offsets based on one or, if the box is checked, two given packets
+to the timestamps for all packets. Enter the packet number and absolute
+date and time for the packet(s). When one packet is used, a fixed offset
+is applied that can be used to correct for clock skew. When two packets
+are used, the correction for all other packets is computed linearly,
+which can be used to correct for clock drift. This is useful when the
+precise date and time for particular packets are known, e.g. packets
+containing the NTP or PTP protocols.
+
+Undo all shifts::
+
+This removes all unsaved time shifts from packets.
+
+[NOTE]
+.Time shifts are applied to all packets
+====
+Time shifts are applied to all packets in the capture, including
+ignored packets and packets that are not displayed due to the current
+filter.
+Wireshark does not have a method to adjust the timestamps of individual
+or selected packets.
+====
+
+The offset currently applied to time shifted packets is in the
+`frame.offset_shift` field, which can be viewed in the packet details.
+
+.A Time Shifted Packet
+image::images/ws-time-shift-details.png[{medium-screenshot-attrs}]
+
+After time shifts are applied, the file will have unsaved changes,
+which are indicated with an {asterisk} beside its name in the title bar.
+Beginning with Wireshark 4.2.0, <<ChIOSaveSection,saving>> the file
+will write the corrected timestamps to the capture file.
+If you attempt to close the capture file without saving it, a dialog
+will prompt you to save in order to prevent losing your changes
+(unless that warning has been disabled in the <<ChCustGUIPrefPage,preferences>>.)
+
+// End of WSUG Chapter Work