5.6. Exporting data

Wireshark provides several ways and formats to export packet data. This section describes general ways to export data from Wireshark.

	Note!
	There are more specialized functions to export specific data, which will be described at the appropriate places.

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5.6.1. The "Export as Plain Text File" dialog box

Export packet data into a plain ASCII text file, much like the format used to print packets.

Figure 5.11. The "Export as Plain Text File" dialog box

Export to file: frame chooses the file to export the packet data to.
The Packet Range frame is described in Section 5.8, “The Packet Range frame”.
The Packet Details frame is described in Section 5.9, “The Packet Format frame”.

5.6.2. The "Export as PostScript File" dialog box

Export packet data into PostScript, much like the format used to print packets.

	Tip!
	You can easily convert PostScript files to PDF files using ghostscript. For example: export to a file named foo.ps and then call: ps2pdf foo.ps

Figure 5.12. The "Export as PostScript File" dialog box

Export to file: frame chooses the file to export the packet data to.
The Packet Range frame is described in Section 5.8, “The Packet Range frame”.
The Packet Details frame is described in Section 5.9, “The Packet Format frame”.

5.6.3. The "Export as CSV (Comma Separated Values) File" dialog box

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Export packet summary into CSV, used e.g. by spreadsheet programs to im-/export data.

Export to file: frame chooses the file to export the packet data to.
The Packet Range frame is described in Section 5.8, “The Packet Range frame”.

5.6.4. The "Export as PSML File" dialog box

Export packet data into PSML. This is an XML based format including only the packet summary.

Figure 5.13. The "Export as PSML File" dialog box

Export to file: frame chooses the file to export the packet data to.
The Packet Range frame is described in Section 5.8, “The Packet Range frame”.

There's no such thing as a packet details frame for PSML export, as the packet format is defined by the PSML specification.

5.6.5. The "Export as PDML File" dialog box

Export packet data into PDML. This is an XML based format including the packet details. The PDML file specification is available at: PDML specification.


	The PDML specification is not officially released and Wireshark's implementation of it is still in an early beta state, so please expect changes in future Wireshark versions.

Figure 5.14. The "Export as PDML File" dialog box

Export to file: frame chooses the file to export the packet data to.
The Packet Range frame is described in Section 5.8, “The Packet Range frame”.

There's no such thing as a packet details frame for PDML export, as the packet format is defined by the PDML specification.

5.6.6. The "Export selected packet bytes" dialog box

Export the bytes selected in the "Packet Bytes" pane into a raw binary file.

Figure 5.15. The "Export Selected Packet Bytes" dialog box

Name: the filename to export the packet data to.
The Save in folder: field lets you select the folder to save to (from some predefined folders).
Browse for other folders provides a flexible way to choose a folder.