tldr/pages/common/sniff.py.md

# sniff.py

> Capture and display network packets using the `pcapy` library.
> Part of the Impacket suite.
> More information: <https://github.com/fortra/impacket>.

- List available network interfaces and select one to start capturing packets (requires `sudo`):

`sudo sniff.py`

- Capture packets and save output to a file while displaying it on the terminal:

`sudo sniff.py | sudo tee {{path/to/output_file}}`
sniff.py, sniffer.py, impacket-{sniff, sniffer}: add page (#15945) 2025-03-16 14:01:15 +02:00			`# sniff.py`

impacket: add missing Dutch translations and improve English pages (#16607) impacket: add missing Dutch translations and improve English pages Fix tldr-bot issues * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Leon <leonvsc@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Machiavelli <145562237+MachiavelliII@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Leon <leonvsc@users.noreply.github.com> 2025-05-28 21:41:12 +02:00			> Capture and display network packets using the `pcapy` library.
sniff.py, sniffer.py, impacket-{sniff, sniffer}: add page (#15945) 2025-03-16 14:01:15 +02:00			`> Part of the Impacket suite.`
			`> More information: <https://github.com/fortra/impacket>.`

			- List available network interfaces and select one to start capturing packets (requires `sudo`):

			`sudo sniff.py`

			`- Capture packets and save output to a file while displaying it on the terminal:`

impacket: add missing Dutch translations and improve English pages (#16607) impacket: add missing Dutch translations and improve English pages Fix tldr-bot issues * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Leon <leonvsc@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Machiavelli <145562237+MachiavelliII@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Leon <leonvsc@users.noreply.github.com> 2025-05-28 21:41:12 +02:00			`sudo sniff.py \| sudo tee {{path/to/output_file}}`