Termshark

A terminal user-interface for tshark, inspired by Wireshark.

V2.4 is out now with packet search and profiles for colors and columns! See the ChangeLog.

If you're debugging on a remote machine with a large pcap and no desire to scp it back to your desktop, termshark can help!

Features

Read pcap files or sniff live interfaces (where tshark is permitted)
Filter pcaps or live captures using Wireshark's display filters
Reassemble and inspect TCP and UDP flows
View network conversations by protocol
Copy ranges of packets to the clipboard from the terminal
Written in Golang, compiles to a single executable on each platform - downloads available for Linux, macOS, BSD variants, Android (termux) and Windows

tshark has many more features that termshark doesn't expose yet! See What's Next.

Termshark uses Go modules. Set GO111MODULE=on then run:

go install github.com/gcla/termshark/v2/cmd/termshark@v2.4.0

For versions of Go between 1.14 and 1.17, use

go get github.com/gcla/termshark/v2/cmd/termshark

Then add ~/go/bin/ to your PATH.

For all packet analysis, termshark depends on tshark from the Wireshark project. Make sure tshark is in your PATH.

Inspect a local pcap:

termshark -r test.pcap

Capture ping packets on interface eth0:

termshark -i eth0 icmp

Run termshark -h for options.

Pre-compiled executables are available via Github releases. Or download the latest build from the master branch - .

See the termshark user guide, and my best guess at some FAQs. For a summary of updates, see the ChangeLog.

Termshark depends on these open-source packages:

Note that tshark is a run-time dependency, and must be in your PATH for termshark to function. Version 1.10.2 or higher is required (approx 2013).

Thanks to everyone that's contributed ports, patches and effort!