Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] temp files not cleaned up

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Liegel wrote:
>  I am using the following statement regularly:
>
> /usr/sbin/tshark -a duration:100 -i eth1 port 5060 or port 10000 or port 
> 8080 > /var/tmp/RegPerMin.out
>
> And there are the following files accumulating in the /tmp directory.  
> Why does this happen and how can I stop it?
>
> []# ls /tmp
> etherXXXX0DPJIF  etherXXXXBVxm3l  etherXXXXK11PGb  etherXXXXsFTnPK
> etherXXXX0dXCCX  etherXXXXBwd1kc  etherXXXXK2Dvpe  etherXXXXSJusFj
> etherXXXX0fJPh2  etherXXXXc3v3EB  etherXXXXK4maTr  etherXXXXSLzt54
> etherXXXX0keWvI  etherXXXXc5f10F  etherXXXXk8t0iW  etherXXXXstROuY
> etherXXXX0op4vp  etherXXXXCcF6C5  etherXXXXkhLZ3f  etherXXXXSvoqhL
> etherXXXX0QbLIj  etherXXXXCS58cP  etherXXXXkLBcYh  etherXXXXT5qfBI

First, please compose a new email when starting a new thread/subject 
(instead of replying to another one on a different subject)--replying as 
you did messes up threaded mail readers.

Anyway, it appears that tshark won't delete the temporary file when 
using the autostop feature.  I took a quick look and couldn't figure out 
why.  I'd suggest you open a bug so this doesn't get lost: 
http://bugs.wireshark.org