tcpdump with each line number?

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Hi all,

First of all, thanks for providing the platform so all of us can learn and ask question if there is any doubt about unix/linux system.

This is my first time here and I would like to know what is the correct switch/option in order to capture tcpdump with line number at the beginning of each packet line.

As example,
if we use tcpdump -n, we'll get this kind of output

TCPDUMP - The Easy Tutorial

I was wondering is there any way to make it like this?

Any advise would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

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tcpdump -n | awk '{print NR". "$0}'

Didn't test it.