The "file" menu, Section 3.5, “the, File" menu – Lucent Technologies Ethereal User Manual
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3.5. The "File" menu
The Ethereal file menu contains the fields shown in
Figure 3.3. The "File" Menu
Table 3.1. File menu items
Menu Item
Accelerator
Description
Open...
Ctrl+O
This menu item brings up the file open dialog box that allows you to load
a capture file for viewing. It is discussed in more detail in
“The "Open Capture File" dialog box”
.
Open Recent
This menu item shows a submenu containing the recently opened capture
files. Clicking on one of the submenu items will open the corresponding
capture file directly.
Merge...
This menu item brings up the merge file dialog box that allows you to
merge a capture file into the currently loaded one. It is discussed in more
detail in
Section 5.4, “Merging capture files”
Close
Ctrl+W
This menu item closes the current capture. If you haven't saved the cap-
ture, you will be asked to do so first (this can be disabled by a preference
setting).
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