help with tcpdump cmd syntax

[Fabian Keil]

"fbsd_user" <fbsd_user at a1poweruser.com> wrote:

> I tried 
>    tcpdump -i rl0 src host 218.166.163.180 -w /usr/tcpdump.data
>    tcpdump -i rl0 host 218.166.163.180 -w /usr/tcpdump.data
>    tcpdump -i rl0 src ip 218.166.163.180 -w /usr/tcpdump.data  
> 
> but got syntax error msg with no hint of what was wrong
> 
> If I remove the -w stuff it works. Meaning it prints to the screen.
> But I want to write to file
> 
> Can you help me out here on the syntax error?

According to the man page the expression comes last.

Fabian
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